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Moenkhausia petymbuaba Lima & Birindelli, 2006 |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae (American tetras), subfamily: Stichonodontinae | |||
| Max. size: | 5.59 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Rio Xingu basin in Brazil. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Vertebrae: 34-37. Distinguished from all its congeners and all remaining characid fishes by the presence of a broad, well-defined dark longitudinal stripe and longitudinal series of dark blotches along the dorsal and lateral surfaces of body (more developed above the longitudinal dark stripe) (Ref. 56956). | |||
| Biology: | Found in a waterfall pool (Ref. 56956). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||