Cynodon gibbus (Agassiz, 1829)
photo by IBAMA

Family:  Cynodontidae (Dogtooth characins)
Max. size:  32.2 cm SL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 487.7 g
Environment:  pelagic; freshwater; brackish
Distribution:  South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins and rivers of Guyana.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Apparently carnivorous, probably ichthyophagous.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 13 July 2020 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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