Description

Distinguished by having the following combination of characters: two distinct premaxillary rows of teeth; tricuspidate and pentacuspidate teeth on dentary and posterior premaxillary row; presence of a row of 3-4 tricuspidate to conical ectopterygoid teeth; anal fin with v-vi,21-23 anal-fin rays; and 41-42 perforated scales on lateral line.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Characiformes

Family: Characidae

Genus: Oligosarcus

Species: Oligosarcus itau Mirande, Aguilera & Azpelicueta, 2011

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

benthopelagic