Cyphocharax gouldingi Vari, 1992
Cyphocharax gouldingi
photo by Togni, G.L.

Family:  Curimatidae (Toothless characins)
Max. size:  15.8 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 60.8 g
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: Rivers of Amapá, and Capim, Tocantins, and lower Xingu River basins in Pará, Brazil. Also Yasuni River, eastern Ecuador.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Known from the rivers of Amapá, and Capim, Tocantins, and lower Xingu River basins in Pará (Ref. 11334). Museum: Amapá, Rio Cupixi, along the road to Serra Navio, from the mouth of a rainforest stream, MZUSP 41762 (holotype, 8.67 cm SL); USNM 268010 and MZUSP 41763 (paratypes) (Ref. 11334). Also Ref. 27925, 38016.


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