| Family: |
Characidae (Characins; tetras), subfamily: Characinae |
| Max. size: |
7.51 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Central America: Río Coclé del Norte drainage, an Atlantic versant drainage of northwestern Panamá. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-10; Vertebrae: 38-38. Distinguished from other species of the Roeboides guatemalensis-group
by the number of perforated scales on the lateral line (83-100), body depth (31.8-36.1%), predorsal distance (49.1-51.9%), number of scale rows above the lateral line (20-22), scale rows around the caudal peduncle (27-30), scale rows below the lateral line (20-24), and the shape of the humeral spot (slightly rounded extending over 5-7 horizontal rows of scales and 5-8 vertical rows and with tenuous, short extension on the anterodorsal portion).
Description: Dorsal fin rays i+9; anal fin rays iv-v, 45-50; pectoral fin rays i+12-14; pelvic fin rays i,7 (Ref. 87931). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 19 December 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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