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Etymology: dorsinuda: Name from the Latin word 'dorsum' = neck and 'nudus' = naked, referring to the naked predorsal region.
Eponymy: Dr William J Moenkhaus (1871–1947) was an American geneticist and ichthyologist who became Professor of Physiology at Indiana University Medical School (1904–1941), where he was Eigenmann’s colleague. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Zarske & Géry.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.6 - 7.2. Tropical; 14°S - 15°S
South America: Río Ipurupuru in Bolivia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 48392)
Caught in a typical white-water river with not too much current and vegetated, muddy banks.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Zarske, A. and J. Géry, 2002. Moenkhausia dorsinuda sp.n. - ein neuer interessanter Salmler (Teleostei, Characiformes, Characidae) aus dem Einzugsgebiet des Río Iténez in Bolivien. Zoologische Abhandlungen 52:11-21. (Ref. 48392)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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