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Family: Curimatidae Toothless characins



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107 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Curimata acutirostris South America 18.9 SL 1995
Curimata aspera South America 21.2 SL 1868
Curimata cerasina South America 16.7 SL 1984
Curimata cisandina South America 12.2 SL 1942
Curimata cyprinoides South America 23 SL 1766
Curimata incompta South America 16.7 SL 1984
Curimata inornata South America 21 SL 1989
Curimata knerii South America 17.7 SL 1876
Curimata macrops South America 18.5 SL 1889
Curimata mivartii South America 32 SL 1878
Curimata ocellata South America 22.5 SL 1889
Curimata roseni South America 19.5 SL 1989
Curimata vittata South America 19.6 SL 1858
Curimatella alburnus South America 18.8 SL 1844
Curimatella dorsalis South America 14.9 TL 1889
Curimatella immaculata South America 18.8 TL 1948
Curimatella lepidura South America 11.3 SL 1889
Curimatella meyeri South America 18.4 SL 1882
Curimatopsis cryptica South America 6.5 TL 1982
Curimatopsis evelynae Spottail curimata South America 4 SL 1964
Curimatopsis macrolepis Shinyscaled curimata South America 6 SL 1876
Curimatopsis microlepis South America 8.9 SL 1889
Curimatopsis myersi South America 4.4 SL 1982
Cyphocharax abramoides South America 21.3 SL 1858
Cyphocharax aninha South America 3.9 SL 2014
Cyphocharax aspilos South America 18 SL 1992
Cyphocharax biocellatus South America 6.9 SL 2012
Cyphocharax boiadeiro South America 6.1 SL 2017
Cyphocharax corumbae South America 11.7 SL 1999
Cyphocharax derhami South America 8.9 SL 2006
Cyphocharax festivus South America 16.7 TL 1992
Cyphocharax gangamon South America 4.7 SL 1992
Cyphocharax gilbert South America 24.2 TL 1824
Cyphocharax gillii South America 10 SL 1903
Cyphocharax gouldingi South America 15.8 TL 1992
Cyphocharax helleri South America 10 SL 1910
Cyphocharax laticlavius South America 5.3 SL 1996
Cyphocharax leucostictus South America 15.8 TL 1889
Cyphocharax magdalenae South America 27 SL 1878
Cyphocharax meniscaprorus South America 5.7 SL 1992
Cyphocharax mestomyllon South America 4.2 SL 1992
Cyphocharax microcephalus South America 16.9 SL 1889
Cyphocharax modestus South America 16.2 SL 1948
Cyphocharax multilineatus South America 10.9 SL 1927
Cyphocharax muyrakytan South America 5.4 SL 2018
Cyphocharax naegelii South America 19 TL 1881
Cyphocharax nigripinnis South America 6.5 SL 1992
Cyphocharax notatus South America 14.7 SL 1908
Cyphocharax oenas South America 4.8 SL 1992
Cyphocharax pantostictos South America 9.8 SL 1990
Cyphocharax pinnilepis South America 10.1 SL 2010
Cyphocharax platanus South America 13.4 SL 1880
Cyphocharax plumbeus South America 17.8 SL 1889
Cyphocharax punctatus South America 4.3 SL 1986
Cyphocharax saladensis Rosy curimata South America 9.8 TL 1933
Cyphocharax sanctigabrielis South America 6.7 SL 2014
Cyphocharax santacatarinae South America 20.1 SL 1948
Cyphocharax signatus South America 3.3 SL 1992
Cyphocharax spilotus South America 10.4 TL 1987
Cyphocharax spiluropsis South America 9 SL 1889
Cyphocharax spilurus South America 10.4 SL 1864
Cyphocharax stilbolepis South America 17 TL 1992
Cyphocharax vanderi South America 6.8 SL 1980
Cyphocharax vexillapinnus South America 6.3 SL 1992
Cyphocharax voga South America 26.3 TL 1870
Potamorhina altamazonica South America 27 SL 1878
Potamorhina laticeps South America 25 SL 1850
Potamorhina latior South America 24 SL 1829
Potamorhina pristigaster South America 21.9 SL 1876
Potamorhina squamoralevis South America 23.4 SL 1983
Psectrogaster amazonica South America 19 SL 1889
Psectrogaster ciliata South America 12.9 SL 1844
Psectrogaster curviventris South America 17.1 SL 1903
Psectrogaster essequibensis South America 16.9 SL 1864
Psectrogaster falcata South America 25.6 TL 1889
Psectrogaster rhomboides South America 17.8 SL 1889
Psectrogaster rutiloides South America 17.8 SL 1858
Psectrogaster saguiru South America 16.4 SL 1941
Pseudocurimata boehlkei South America 10.9 SL 1989
Pseudocurimata boulengeri South America 14.6 SL 1907
Pseudocurimata lineopunctata South America 11.4 SL 1911
Pseudocurimata patiae South America 12.5 SL 1914
Pseudocurimata peruana South America 12.7 SL 1922
Pseudocurimata troschelii South America 15.5 SL 1860
Steindachnerina amazonica South America 9.9 SL 1911
Steindachnerina argentea Stout sardine South America 9.3 SL 1858
Steindachnerina atratoensis South America 8.3 SL 1912
Steindachnerina bimaculata South America 17.3 SL 1876
Steindachnerina binotata South America 13.3 SL 1924
Steindachnerina biornata South America 18.8 TL 1987
Steindachnerina brevipinna South America 22.6 TL 1889
Steindachnerina conspersa South America 12.8 SL 1891
Steindachnerina dobula South America 16.3 SL 1868
Steindachnerina elegans South America 10.6 SL 1875
Steindachnerina fasciata South America 9.6 SL 1985
Steindachnerina gracilis South America 7.3 SL 1989
Steindachnerina guentheri South America 11.1 SL 1889
Steindachnerina hypostoma South America 9.8 SL 1887
Steindachnerina insculpta South America 19.3 TL 1948
Steindachnerina leucisca South America 15.1 SL 1868
Steindachnerina notograptos South America 10.6 SL 2009
Steindachnerina notonota South America 11 TL 1937
Steindachnerina planiventris South America 8.7 SL 1989
Steindachnerina pupula South America 16.8 TL 1991
Steindachnerina quasimodoi South America 12.3 SL 1989
Steindachnerina seriata South America 8.3 SL 2011
Steindachnerina varii South America 9.4 SL 1991



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