Moenkhausia phaeonota Fink, 1979
Piaba,  Lambari

Family:  Characidae (Characins; tetras), subfamily: Stethaprioninae
Max. size:  5.6 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater; pH range: 5.80000019073486; dH range: 1
Distribution:  South America: Upper Tapajós River basin in Brazil.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Museum: shores of an island "below Rio dos Peixes", Rio Arinos, Juruena-Tapajós drainage, Mato Grosso, MZUSP 13793 (holotype of M. phaeonota, 3.26 SL) (Ref. 27925). Also Ref. 46237.


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