Knodus meridae
Knodus meridae Eigenmann, 1911
Knodus meridae
photo by Galvis, G./Mojica, J.I./Camargo, M.


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Family:  Stevardiidae (Stevardiids), subfamily: Diapominae
Max. size:  4.5 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: Orinoco River basin.
Diagnosis:  Distinguished from congeners from the Orinoco and Lake Maracaibo basins by having 2-3 scales from lateral line to and anal-fin base (Ref. 86277).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 22 December 2020 (A2c) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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