Lepidocharax diamantina
Lepidocharax diamantina Ferreira, Menezes & Quagio-Grassiotto, 2011


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Family:  Stevardiidae (Stevardiids), subfamily: Planaltininae
Max. size:  3.88 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: Rio Paraguaçu basin in Bahia State, Brazil.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal soft rays: 23-26. Can be diagnosed by having the following characters: head depth 16.7-18.8% SL; 8 longitudinal scale rows between lateral-line and pelvic-fin origin; 47-56 scales on lateral line; and 19-22 branched anal-fin rays (Ref. 87315).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 (B1ab(iii,iv)) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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