Cyphocharax laticlavius Vari & Blackledge, 1996

Family:  Curimatidae (Toothless characins)
Max. size:  5.3 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: Tributary to Jatuncocha Lagoon, Napo, Ecuador.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal soft rays: 9-9; Vertebrae: 30-32
Biology:  Inhabits shallow, slow-moving blackwater streams with sandy bottoms (Ref. 30552).
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 29 March 2021 (D2) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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