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Cyphocharax ivo Melo, Gama & Sabaj Pérez, 2025 |
| Family: | Curimatidae (Toothless characins) | |||
| Max. size: | 5.21 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Brazil. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal soft rays: 7-7; Vertebrae: 31-31. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: a single, dark, straight, longitudinal stripe from snout to caudal-fin base, and, from supracleithrum to vertical through posterior insertion of adipose fin, stripe mostly confined to lateral-line scale row and of uniform intensity with melanophores concentrated superficially; horizontal alignment of the midlateral stripe on the body with the dark postorbital mark and patch of dark pigmentation on snout; absence of dark lozenge-shaped blotch on the caudal peduncle; scales in midlateral series 32; total pectoral-fin rays 15-16; distalmost margin of anal fin distant from same vertical by at least two scales); dark midlateral stripe extending finishing at caudal-fin base; total vertebrae 31 (Ref. 137531). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||