Roestes
itupiranga
Menezes & Lucena, 1998
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Family:
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Cynodontidae
(), subfamily: Roestinae
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Order:
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Characiformes
(characins)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Max. size:
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14.2 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 33012) |
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Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater
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Climate: |
tropical |
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Importance:
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Resilience: |
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Distribution:
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South America: Rio Tocantins basin, Brazil.
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Morphology:
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Anal
spines: 4 – 5;
Anal
soft rays: 38 – 41;
Vertebrae: 39. Roestes itupiranga has fewer branched anal-fin rays (38-41) than R. molossus (43-47) and than R. ogilviei (41-43). Can be further distinguished from R. ogilviei by having more scale rows between lateral line and anal-fin origin (18-19, versus 15-16) and more scale rows around caudal peduncle (31-31, versus 27-28).
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Biology: |
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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Coordinator: |
Toledo-Piza, Mônica
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