Australoheros paraibae Ottoni & Costa, 2008

Family:  Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Cichlinae
Max. size:  6.11 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: Rio do Peixe, rio ParaĆ­ba do Sul basin in Brazil.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 15-16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-10; Anal spines: 7-8; Anal soft rays: 8-9; Vertebrae: 26-26. Distinguished from other congeners by the combination of the following characters: caudal vertebrae 12; absence of mark on side of head; dorsal-fin spines 15-16; dorsal-fin rays 10; anal-fin spines 7-8; anal-fin rays 8-9; pectoral-fin rays 13-14; 25 proximal radials on dorsal-fin base; 13-14 proximal radials on anal-fin base; rib pairs 10; scales in longitudinal row 26-28; scales on upper lateral line row 16-17; wide ectopterygoid; snout normal, not robust; arms of vertical trunk bar 7 with the same width; arm of epibranchial 1 long; arms of epibranchial 2 with two short tubular processes; pre-orbital length 60.4-65.2% HL; absence of depression on head; body depth 42.6-46.1% SL; last dorsal-fin spine length 11.9-13.5% SL; last anal-fin spine length 12.2-13.3% SL; caudal peduncle length 6.4-8.1% SL; (Ref. 79631).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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