Cnesterodon brevirostratus Rosa & Costa, 1993
Barrigudinho,  Guaru

Family:  Poeciliidae (Poeciliids), subfamily: Poeciliinae
Max. size:  4.39 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: Brazil.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-8; Anal soft rays: 8-9; Vertebrae: 32-34
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Known from Rio Grande do Sul (Ref. 30833). Found in the upper Pelotas and Canoas River basins in Uruguay River drainage; Jacuí River as well as the headwaters of the Maquiné River in the Tramandaí River basins and the headwaters of Itajaí-Açu River basin (Ref. 50894).


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