Melanorivulus salmonicaudus (Costa, 2007)

Family:  Rivulidae (Rivulines), subfamily: Rivulinae
Max. size:  2.52 cm SL (male/unsexed); 2.47 cm SL (female)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater; depth range 0 - 1 m
Distribution:  South America: Araguaia River in Brazil.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Collected from clear water stream in the open vegetation of the Brazilian Cerrado, in shallow parts of the stream, about 10-20 cm deep, where the bottom was orange clay, the water temperature 28.6-29.8°C at 11:30 hours, pH 6.2 (Ref. 59346).
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 (D2) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Type locality of Rivulus salmonicaudus, Estado de Goiás: Montes Claros de Goiás: córrego Dom Bill, a tributary to rio Araguaia, road BR070, about 44 km W of Aparecida do Rio Claro (Ref. 59346).


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