| Family: |
Pristigasteridae (Pristigasterids) |
| Max. size: |
19.7 cm SL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 98.4 g |
| Environment: |
pelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: Amazon River basin (Pará and Manáos [= Manaus] to Iquitos, Peru). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 47-52. Body moderately elongate, belly with 25 or 26 scutes. Eye large, lower jaw projecting; gap between hind tip of pre-maxilla and blade of maxilla a ligament, not a toothed bone. Dorsal fin origin well before midpoint of body; anal fin long. Resembles species of Pellonula, which have a distinct toothed hypo-maxilla between the hind tip of the pre-maxilla and the blade of maxilla (Ref. 188). Grayish above, yellowish to silvery below (Ref. 37032). |
| Biology: |
Occurs in rivers, apparently not entering sea. More specimens and data needed. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 28 February 2017 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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