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Etymology: Phenacogaster: Greek, phenax, -akos = deceptive + Greek, gaster = stomach (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: Known only from ribeirão Espinheiro, a creek of the rio Cuiabá drainage, upper rio Paraguay.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26633)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Inhabits clear, slow flowing water with marginal vegetation and sandy or rocky bottom.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Malabarba, L.R. and Z.M.S. de Lucena, 1995. Phenacogaster jancupa, new species, with comments on the relationships and a new diagnosis of the genus (Ostariophysi: Characidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 6(4):337-344. (Ref. 26633)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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