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Scientific Name | Acestridium gymnogaster Reis & Lehmann A., 2009 |
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Type Locality | Rio Traira, ca. 33 kilometers east of Rio Madeira onTrans-Amazon road, 7°35'33"S, 62°44'45"W, Município de Humaltá, Amazonas, Brazil. |
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Size | 62mm or 2.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Identification | Acestridium was diagnosed by Schaefer (1991) based on the following characters: ten principal caudal-fin rays; plates at anterior snout margin forming conspicuous spatulate projection; head and body very slender, depressed; dorsal surface of head and trunk with longitudinal ridges; dorsal fin placed posteriorly, well beyond pelvic fin and just anterior to anal-fin origin; adipose fin absent; dermal plates anterior to first dorsal-fin proximal radial expanded, bearing ventromedial keel contacting the dorsal margin of the neural arches of the vertebrae six through twelve; and ridge of bone on the ventral surface of the lateral ethmoid contacting the metapterygoid channel reflected mesially. |
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Distribution | South America: Rio Madeira basin in Brazil. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
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Breeding | Unreported. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
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Reference | Copeia 2009 (no. 3), pp 446, Figs. 1, 5C. |
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Last Update | 2019 Oct 13 03:22 (species record created: 2009 Sep 10 13:54) |