Description

Dorsal spines (total): 4 - 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 16 - 20; Vertebrae: 47 - 49. Scales in lateral series above lateral band 47-53; and predorsal scales 24-26 (Ref. 47314). Differs from O. bicudo and O. ledae by the following characters: thin fragile premaxilla, not projected anteriorly in its medialmost portion; ventral head profile usually split into two straight sections, forming an angle at the retroarticular joint; snout short, as long as wide in dorsal view; mouth slightly upturned in lateral view and positioned above a horizontal line crossing near the center of eye and above a horizontal line crossing near the middle of head depth (Ref. 47314).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Atheriniformes

Family: Atherinopsidae

Genus: Odontesthes

Species: Odontesthes piquava Malabarba & Dyer, 2002

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Occurs exclusively in freshwater (Ref. 47314).

Habitat

pelagic