Cyphocharax naegelii (Steindachner, 1881)
photo by Equipe de Ictiologia do Nupélia

Family:  Curimatidae (Toothless characins)
Max. size:  19 cm TL (male/unsexed); 19 cm TL (female); max.weight: 90.0 g; max.weight: 103.0 g
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater, potamodromous
Distribution:  South America: Upper Paraná River basin in Brazil.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  This species is engaged in large-scale seasonal migrations in the Rio Mogi Guassu (= Mogi-Guaçu), a tributary of the upper Rio Paraná. Forty to 50-day old juveniles were reported to be zooplanktivores and the larger individuals were detrivores (Ref. 11334).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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