Astyanax brucutu Zanata, Lima, Di Dario & Gerhard, 2017

Family:  Characidae (Characins; tetras), subfamily: Stethaprioninae
Max. size:  6.57 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: Brazil.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Found on sandy and muddy substrates, with patches of gastropod shells from the family Hydrobiidae (Ref. 117444).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Type locality of Astyanax brucutu from rio Paraguaçu basin, tributary of rio Santo Antônio, Fazenda Pratinha, rio Pratinha, Iraquara, Bahia; ZUEC 12765 (Ref. 117444).


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