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Fluviphylax simplex Costa, 1996

Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 5 - 7; Anal soft rays: 7 - 9; Vertebrae: 26 - 27. Presence of whole opened sensory canals of head of adults.

Common Names

  • 简溪花鮰 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 簡溪花鮰 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Barrigudinho , Portuguese , Brazil
  • Guaru , Portuguese , Brazil

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Cyprinodontiformes

    Family: Fluviphylacidae

    Genus: Fluviphylax

    Species: Fluviphylax simplex Costa, 1996

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • South America: Brazil in Rio Solimoes-Amazonas, between lago Miuá (Codajás) and mouth of Rio Tapajós, and lower rios Trobetas and Tapajós.

    • Biology

    Life cycle and mating behavior

    Habitat

    benthopelagic

    Conservation Status

    Least Concern

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless