Fluviphylax obscurus Costa, 1996

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Cyprinodontiformes \| Poeciliidae \| Procatopodinae
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Common names	Barrigudinho, Guaru, 暗色溪花鮰, ... more

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Fluviphylax obscurus

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Main reference

Costa, W.J.E.M. 1996. (Ref. 26652)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 1.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 50894)

Environment

Benthopelagic; freshwater

Climate / Range

Tropical

South America: Upper Rio Negro basin.
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Short description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 5 - 6; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8; Vertebrae: 27. Absence of an expanded upper tip of the cleithrum, a plesiomorphic condition that distinguishes this species from its congeners; anterior portion of supraorbital, postorbital and upper portion of preopercular canals closed; pelvic fin of males short, tip reaching base of third anal-fin ray; anal fin of males rounded and short, tip reaching a vertical through middle of dorsal-fin base; mesethmoid rounded; anterodorsal process of opercle short; ventral process of posttemporal elongate; branchiostegal rays 5; rostral cartilage present.

Feeds on autochthonous micro-algae and detritus in a swamp (Urubaxi, Brazil) and on allochthonous invertebrates and detritus in an island lake (Buiú-Açu, Brazil).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

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