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Moenkhausia hysterosticta Lucinda, Malabarba & Benine, 2007 |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae (American tetras), subfamily: Stichonodontinae | |||
| Max. size: | 4.54 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: middle portions of the Rio Tocantins in Brazil. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal soft rays: 28-31; Vertebrae: 32-34. Upper caudal-fin lobe with a dark spot; and above the fifth to ninth perforated scales of the lateral line with a large and irregularly shaped humeral spot (Ref. 58760). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 04 March 2021 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||