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Characidae (Characins; tetras) > Stevardiinae
Etymology: Diapoma: Greek, dis, dia = through + Greek, poma = cover (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical
South America: Uruguay River.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 116916)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 10;
Anal
soft rays: 35 - 36. Distinguished from other species of Cyanocharax by the large number of branched anal-fin rays (31-32 in the syntypes and 28-35, mostly 29-33) and the convex profile of the anal fin (Ref. 54760).
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Malabarba, L.R., S.H. Weitzman and T. Litz, 2004. Hyphessobrycon melanopleurus uruguayensis Messner, 1962, an available name and a senior synonym of Cyanocharax macropinna Malabarba & Weitzmann, 2003 (Ostariophysi: Characidae). Neotrop. Ichthyol. 2(2):99-102. (Ref. 54760)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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