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Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Characidae (Characins; tetras) > Stevardiinae
Etymology: diamantina: Named for Chapada Diamantina, the region where the species is found. A noun in apposition.

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Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical

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South America: Rio Paraguaçu basin in Bahia State, Brazil.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 87315)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Anal soft rays: 23 - 26. Can be diagnosed by having the following characters: head depth 16.7-18.8% SL; 8 longitudinal scale rows between lateral-line and pelvic-fin origin; 47-56 scales on lateral line; and 19-22 branched anal-fin rays (Ref. 87315).

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Ferreira, K.M., N.A. Menezes and I. Quagio-Grassiotto, 2011. A new genus and two new species of Stevardiinae (Characiformes: Characidae) with a hypothesis on their relationships based on morphological and histological data. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 9(2):281-298. (Ref. 87315)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

Endangered (EN) (B1ab(iii,iv)); Date assessed: 07 November 2018

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Lepidocharax diamantina Ferreira, Menezes & Quagio-Grassiotto, 2011