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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Characiformes (Characins) > Characidae (Characins) > Cheirodontinae
Etymology: Kolpotocheirodon: Greek, kolpotos = with folds + Greek, cheir = hand + Greek, odous = teeth ; figueiredoi: Named for José Lima de Figueiredo, a Brazilian ichthyologist at the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo.. More on author: Weitzman.

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Freshwater; pelagic. Tropical, preferred ?

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South America: Rio Pratinha of the Paraguaçu basin in Brazil.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 76978); 3.1 cm SL (female)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 11

Found only in areas with moderate water current. Occurs mostly in a riffle at a narrow stretch of rio Pratinha, the type locality of this species. Stays at midwater, swimming against the current, probably feeding on food items drifting downstream. One individual was observed picking with its mouth on a large boulder in a cave entrance (Ref. 76978).

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Malabarba, L.R., F.C.T. Lima and S.H. Weitzman, 2004. A new species of Kolpotocheirodon (Teleostei: Characidae: Cheirodontinae: Compsurini) from Bahia, northeastern Brazil, with a new diagnosis of the genus. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 117(3):317-329. (Ref. 76978)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

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Harmless

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Kolpotocheirodon figueiredoi Malabarba, Lima & Weitzman, 2004