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Hemigrammus serrazul Ferreira, Ribeiro & Carvalho, 2026 |
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photo by
Ferreira, K.M. et al., 2026 |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae (American tetras), subfamily: Pristellinae | |||
| Max. size: | 3.79 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Brazil. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal soft rays: 21-25; Vertebrae: 33-33. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: flank uniformly colored, without spots, i.e., no humeral and caudal spots, just a tiny and narrow longitudinal stripe; premaxillary teeth in two rows: outer with three to five tricuspid teeth, inner with five tetra- pentacuspid teeth; a narrow silvery/yellowish longitudinal stripe on flank, with slightly blackish upper eye portion in in vivo specimens; pored lateral-line scales 12-15 (mode 15); branched anal-fin rays 21-25 (mode 22); and small bony hooks on the tip of lepidotrichia of the second to fourth branched pelvic-fins rays present, these absent from the anal fin (Ref. 138764). | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||