Cyphocharax saladensis (Meinken, 1933)
Rosy curimata
Cyphocharax saladensis
photo by GuimarĂ£es, T.F.R.

Family:  Curimatidae (Toothless characins)
Max. size:  9.8 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 11.7 g
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: Southern part of La Plata River basin and coastal drainages of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina, Brazil to Argentina (Ref. 9086).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Feeds on detritus (Ref. 12371).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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