Cyphocharax nigripinnis
Cyphocharax nigripinnis Vari, 1992


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Family:  Curimatidae (Toothless characins)
Max. size:  6.5 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: Central and eastern portions of the Amazon River basin in Brazil.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Occurs in both island lakes and woody shore margins in acidic black-waters of the Rio Negro basin (Ref. 11334).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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