Odontocharacidium aphanes (Weitzman & Kanazawa, 1977)
Green dwarf tetra
Odontocharacidium aphanes
photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

Family:  Crenuchidae (South American darters), subfamily: Characidiinae
Max. size:  1.65 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  pelagic; freshwater; pH range: 5.80000019073486 - 7; dH range: 12
Distribution:  South America: Amazon River basin.
Diagnosis:  This species differs from Odontocharacidium varii by the following characters: absence of the antorbital, supraorbital laterosensory canal and of postcleithrum 1 (vs. presence of these 3 characters in O. varii); with bars restricted to the dorsal portion of the body (vs. conspicuous bars extending ventrally to the middle portion of the body); absence of blotches at the tip of the caudal peduncle (vs. presence of two dark round blotches at the tip of caudal peduncle (Ref. 122685).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 09 June 2020 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Type locality, Rio Negro, State of Amazonas, MZUSP 12978 (holotype of K. aphanes, 1.3 cm SL, male) (Ref. 13683). Known from the Amazon River (Ref. 37059) and in Acre, Rio Branco (Ref. 122685). Also Ref. 27925.


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