Steindachnerina elegans (Steindachner, 1875)
Biruba,  Beiru,  Biru,  Mocinha,  Piabuçu,  Piabussu,  Sabaru,  Saburu,  Saguiru,  Sairu
Steindachnerina elegans
photo by Alves, C.B.M.

Family:  Curimatidae (Toothless characins)
Max. size:  14.5 cm SL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 88.0 g
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater; pH range: 5.5 - 6.80000019073486; dH range: 8
Distribution:  South America: Pardo and Jequitinhonha rivers in Bahia and Minas Gerais, São Francisco River basin, and coastal rivers of Bahia in Brazil.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal soft rays: 9-10; Vertebrae: 32-33
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Known from eastern Brazil in the Rio Pardo and Rio Jequitinhonha in Bahia and Minas Gerais, Rio Sao Francisco basin, and coastal rivers of the state of Bahia (Ref. 30554). Also Ref. 38013.


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