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Cyphocharax naegelii (Steindachner, 1881) |
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Equipe de Ictiologia do Nupélia |
| Family: | Curimatidae (Toothless characins) | |||
| Max. size: | 19 cm TL (male/unsexed); 19 cm TL (female); max.weight: 90.0 g; max.weight: 103.0 g | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater, potamodromous | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Upper Paraná River basin in Brazil. | |||
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| Biology: | This species is engaged in large-scale seasonal migrations in the Rio Mogi Guassu (= Mogi-Guaçu), a tributary of the upper Rio Paraná. Forty to 50-day old juveniles were reported to be zooplanktivores and the larger individuals were detrivores (Ref. 11334). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||