Odontesthes mirinensis Bemvenuti, 1996
Odontesthes mirinensis
photo by Fischer, L.G.

Family:  Atherinopsidae (Neotropical silversides), subfamily: Atherinopsinae
Max. size:  14.84 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: Lagoas Mirim y Dos Patos, Río Grande do Sul.
Diagnosis:  Scales in lateral line series over lateral band 47-52; mouth located above a horizontal line crossing the center of pupil and the middle of the head depth; ventral head profile clearly divided into two straight sections, forming an angle at the retroarticular joint; eyes very large, equal to or slightly smaller than snout length; only body scales above midlateral band weakly pigmented along their borders (Ref. 47314).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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