| Family: |
Triportheidae (Hatchet characins), subfamily: Triportheinae |
| Max. size: |
13.45 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: Rio Orinoco basin. |
| Diagnosis: |
Body deep, with depth at dorsal-fin origin 28.7-37.1% SL and depth at pectoral-fin insertion 32.2-39.3. Distinguished easily from its congeners by the extensive scaling over the caudal and anal fins. Differs from elongate-bodied Triportheus species that have 1 longitudinal scale row between the pectoral-fin insertion and the ventral keel by the presence of 2 longitudinal scale rows between the pectoral-fin insertion and the ventral keel. Differs further from deep-bodied congeners by the combination of the number of hill rakers on the lower limb of the first gill arch (24-28); the number of branched anal-fin rays (28-32); and the number of lateral-line scales (34-39) (Ref. 54769).
Description: D. ii,9; A. iii,28-32; P. i,10-13; V. i,6 (Ref. 54769). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 25 October 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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