| Family: |
Characidae (Characins; tetras), subfamily: Stevardiinae |
| Max. size: |
3.69 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
pelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: Bolivia. |
| Diagnosis: |
This species can be distinguished from all congeners except K. chapadae and K. geryi by the following characters: 6 rows of scales between the lateral line and the dorsal-fin origin (vs. 4 or 5 rows); differs from K. chapadae by possessing 5 rows of scales between the lateral line and the pelvic-fin origin (vs. 3½ or 4); 38-41 lateral line scales (vs. 36-38); differs from K. geryi by having 5 rows of scales between the lateral line and the pelvic-fin origin (vs. 4); 17-20 branched anal-fin rays (vs. 15-17), and in lacking the 2 symmetric, large, dark, blotches, which are present on the base of the caudal-fin lobes in K. geryi (Ref. 75798). |
| Biology: |
The are of occurrence, río Shinahota, is a typical Andean piedmont drainage, with medium water velocity; mainly gravel and pebbles substrate; some years the river has an intermittent flow. This riparian forest is degraded and the river polluted by domestic waste (Ref. 75798). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 22 April 2014 (B2ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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