Pituna xinguensis Costa & Nielsen, 2007

Family:  Rivulidae (Rivulines), subfamily: Rivulinae
Max. size:  2.86 cm SL (male/unsexed); 3.01 cm SL (female)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: known only from the type locality, a temporary swamp on a rio Xingu island, Brazilian Amazonian forest.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal soft rays: 14-15; Vertebrae: 28-29
Biology:  Found in a temporary swamp (Ref. 57947).
IUCN Red List Status: Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 18 May 2022 (B1ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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