Cyphocharax abramoides (Kner, 1858)
Cyphocharax abramoides
photo by IBAMA

Family:  Curimatidae (Toothless characins)
Max. size:  21.3 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: Negro and upper Orinoco River basins, and tributaries to lower Amazon River.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Known from Territorio Federal Amazonas; collected from Rio Negro and CaƱo Casiquiare and tributaries (Ref. 11334).


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