Glandulocauda melanopleura
Glandulocauda melanopleura (Ellis, 1911)


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Family:  Stevardiidae (Stevardiids), subfamily: Glandulocaudinae
Max. size:  5.5 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: upper Tietê River of the upper Paraná basin and adjoining upper portions of the coastal rivers Guaratuba, Itatinga and Ribeira de Iguape flowing into the Atlantic Ocean in the State of São Paulo, Brazil.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 29 October 2020 (B1ab(iii,iv)) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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