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Moenkhausia diktyota Lima & Toledo-Piza, 2001 |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae (American tetras), subfamily: Stichonodontinae | |||
| Max. size: | 5.24 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: upper Negro River basin in Brazil. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 4-4; Anal soft rays: 20-22; Vertebrae: 33-33. Color pattern on body reticulated, formed by dark pigmentation along the posterior portion of the scales. A horizontally elongate black stripe extends from a vertical through the last anal fin ray to tips of middle caudal fin rays. The caudal peduncle stripe is not preceded by a light area as that on M. oligolepis. The anterior humeral blotch is uniformly pigmented along its length. Lateral line incomplete (Ref. 41101). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||