| Family: |
Rivulidae (Rivulines), subfamily: Rivulinae |
| Max. size: |
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2.73 cm SL (male/unsexed); 2.63 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater; depth range 0 - 1 m |
| Distribution: |
South America: Crixás Açu River drainage of the Araguaia River basin in Brazil. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Collected from the shallowest parts of a small stream, about 10-20 cm deep, where the larger specimens are found in places with more dense aquatic vegetation and juveniles in places more exposed to sunlight. It is a typical stream of central Brazil, locally known as Vereda or Buritizal (i.e. streams dominated by the buriti-palm Mauritia flexuosa L.), with orange clay bottom, in open vegetation of the Brazilian Cerrado and water was clear, with pH 5.3 (Ref. 59346). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 (D2) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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