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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Characiformes (Characins) > Curimatidae (Toothless characins)
Etymology: Cyphocharax: Greek, kyphos = curved, humpback + Greek, charax = a marine fish without identification (Ref. 45335); pinnilepis: The specific name 'pinnilepis' is derived from 'pinnis', meaning fin, and 'lepis', meaning scale, in allusion to the presence of a patch of scales over basal portions of caudalfin lobes.. More on author: Vari.

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Freshwater; benthopelagic; depth range ? - 2 m (Ref. 85320). Tropical, preferred ?

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South America: Rio Gongogi and Rio Gavião, tributaries of Rio de Contas in Bahia, northeastern Brazil.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 85320)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10; Vertebrae: 31 - 33. The following combination of characters diagnosed this species from all its congeners: pored lateral line scales from the supracleithrum to the hypural joint 33-36; vertebrae 33-35; greatest body depth 33.5-39.3% of SL; distance from the snout to the anal-fin origin 76.2-83.4% of SL; least depth of the caudal peduncle 11.7-13.8% of SL; length of the postorbital portion of the head 33.8-41.5% of HL; interorbital width 32.8-43.8% of HL; presence in adults of a field of scales with a parabolic margin extending onto each lobe of the caudal fin; absence in adults of prominent dark stripes or spots on the body or a dark spot at the base of the caudal fin; and absence of a patch of dark pigmentation on the dorsal or adipose fins (Ref. 85320).

Found in small rivers with relatively slow currents and somewhat turbid water and also in shallow areas of a reservoir along the Rio Gongogi. These areas have muddy substrates to some degree (Ref. 85320).

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Vari, R.P., A.M. Zanata and P. Camelier, 2010. New species of Cyphocharax (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Curimatidae) from the Rio de Contas Drainage, Bahia, Brazil. Copeia 2010(3):382-387. (Ref. 85320)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

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Harmless

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Cyphocharax pinnilepis Vari, Zanata & Camelier, 2010