Curimata acutirostris Vari & Reis, 1995

Family:  Curimatidae (Toothless characins)
Max. size:  15.9 cm SL (male/unsexed); 18.9 cm SL (female); max.weight: 122.8 g; max.weight: 280.1 g
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: Upper Araguaia River basin in Brazil.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal soft rays: 11-13; Vertebrae: 31. Presence of a discrete, horizontally elongate, dark, middorsal spot immediately anterior to the dorsal-fin origin; 54-56 lateral-line scales and 53 to 56 pored lateral line scales from supracleithrum to hypural joint,
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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