Poptella spinula

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Poptella spinula Garcia-Ayala, Oliveira & Benine, 2025

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Acestrorhamphidae (American tetras) > Stethaprioninae
Etymology: spinula: Name 'spinula' from the Latin word 'spina', meaning 'spinelet', in reference to the short predorsal spine of the new species.
Eponymy: Dr Canna Maria Louise Popta (1860–1929) was one of the first Dutch women to take up ichthyology and one of the first women to study at Leiden, which awarded her degree in Geology, Zoology and Botany. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical

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South America: Brazil.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 138248)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal soft rays: 27 - 33; Vertebrae: 30 - 31.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Garcia-Ayala, J.R., C. Oliveira and R.C. Benine, 2025. Three new species of Poptella (Characiformes: Acestrorhamphidae: Stethaprioninae) from the Tocantins-Araguaia river system, central-northern Brazil. J. Fish Biol. 1-15. (Ref. 138248)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: of no interest
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