Cyphocharax punctatus (Vari & Nijssen, 1986)

Family:	Curimatidae ()			Google Image (not verified) May show another species!
Order:	Characiformes (characins)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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Max. size:	4.3 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 38013)
Environment:	benthopelagic; freshwater
Climate:	tropical
Importance:
Resilience:
Distribution:	South America: Apparently endemic to the Marowijne River basin.
Biology:	Occurs in extensive shoals over sand or mud, in tributaries of rivers or in inundated areas of creeks with little current (Ref. 12225).
Red List Status:	Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:	Vari, Richard P.