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Odontesthes mirinensis Bemvenuti, 1996 |
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photo by
Fischer, L.G. |
| Family: | Atherinopsidae (Neotropical silversides), subfamily: Atherinopsinae | |||
| Max. size: | 14.84 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Lagoas Mirim y Dos Patos, Río Grande do Sul. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Scales in lateral line series over lateral band 47-52; mouth located above a horizontal line crossing the center of pupil and the middle of the head depth; ventral head profile clearly divided into two straight sections, forming an angle at the retroarticular joint; eyes very large, equal to or slightly smaller than snout length; only body scales above midlateral band weakly pigmented along their borders (Ref. 47314). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||