FB-66179 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66179 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Petrocephalus Petrocephalus similis Lavoué, 2011 2011-07-07 2024-03-18 Bertaco, V.A., F.C. Jerep and F.R. Carvalho0 A new characid fish, Moenkhausia aurantia (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Characidae), from the upper rio Tocantins basin in central Brazil. Zootaxa 2934:29-38. (Ref. 87319) Pastana, M.N.L. and F.C.P. Dagosta0 Moenkhausia rubra, a new species from rio Juruena, upper rio Tapajós basin, Brazil (Characiformes: Characidae). Neotrop. Ichthyol. 12(2):389-396. (Ref. 96859) FB-GeneralDescr-66188 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2011-07-13 00:00:00 2015-02-16 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66188 Occurs in streams and semi-lentic and lotic shallow areas (up to 0.8 m deep) with riparian vegetation composed by trees and shrubs. The streams are characterized by transparent water, and bottom with rocks, stones, and sand in some stretches. The main food items in the stomach contents of five specimens are Hymenoptera, Hirudinea, filamentous alga and digested vegetal organic matter (Ref. 96859). Bertaco, V.A., F.C. Jerep and F.R. Carvalho 2011 A new characid fish, Moenkhausia aurantia (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Characidae), from the upper rio Tocantins basin in central Brazil. Zootaxa 2934:29-38. (Ref. 87319) FB-DiagnosticDescr-66188 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2011-07-13 00:00:00 2015-02-16 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66188 Distinguished from all other species of Moenkhausia by the combination of the following characters: 3 or 4 scale rows below and 5 or 6 scale rows above the lateral line; 33-35 scales on lateral line; anal fin with 21-25 branched rays; 2-4 maxillary teeth; one diffuse humeral spot, and caudal spot continuous to the longitudinal line which extends posteriorly over the middle caudal-fin rays (Ref. 87319). Bertaco, V.A., F.C. Jerep and F.R. Carvalho 2011 A new characid fish, Moenkhausia aurantia (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Characidae), from the upper rio Tocantins basin in central Brazil. Zootaxa 2934:29-38. (Ref. 87319) FB-Morphology-66188 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2011-07-13 00:00:00 2015-02-16 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66188 Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Vertebrae: 33 - 34 Bertaco, V.A., F.C. Jerep and F.R. Carvalho 2011 A new characid fish, Moenkhausia aurantia (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Characidae), from the upper rio Tocantins basin in central Brazil. Zootaxa 2934:29-38. (Ref. 87319) FB-Distribution-66188 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2011-07-13 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66188 South America: tributaries of the rio Paranã, upper rio Tocantins basin in Brazil. Bertaco, V.A., F.C. Jerep and F.R. Carvalho 2011 A new characid fish, Moenkhausia aurantia (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Characidae), from the upper rio Tocantins basin in central Brazil. Zootaxa 2934:29-38. (Ref. 87319) FB-Uses-66188 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2011-07-13 00:00:00 2015-02-16 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66188 fisheries: of potential interest FB-Size-66188 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2011-07-13 00:00:00 2015-02-16 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66188 5.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 96859)) Pastana, M.N.L. and F.C.P. Dagosta 2014 Moenkhausia rubra, a new species from rio Juruena, upper rio Tapajós basin, Brazil (Characiformes: Characidae). Neotrop. Ichthyol. 12(2):389-396. (Ref. 96859) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-66188 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2011-07-13 00:00:00 2015-02-16 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66188 benthopelagic; freshwater