Curimatidae (Toothless characins) |
4.3 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
South America: Apparently endemic to the Marowijne River basin. |
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Occurs in extensive shoals over sand or mud, in tributaries of rivers or in inundated areas of creeks with little current (Ref. 12225). |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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harmless |
Found in the Marowijne River basin (Ref. 38013). Museum: Litani R. near Kawatop Village, upper Marowijne R. system, Marowijne District, 3°11'N, 54°12'W, USNM 275000 (holotype of C. punctata, 2.59 cm SL) (Ref. 11334, 12965). Also Ref. 27925. |
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