Seven ray toothcarp
📖 Overview
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🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 8; Anal soft rays: 9 - 11; Vertebrae: 31. Diagnosed from its congeners by the absence of the basal process of first gonactinost. Can be differentiated from its congeners by the sexual dimorphism on number of dorsal-fin rays, males with eight rays (very exceptionally seven) and females with seven rays (very exceptionally eight) .
🌀 Behaviour
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🦐 Diet
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🥚 Reproduction
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🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical South America: known only from tributarues of the arroio dos Ratos, Jacuí basin in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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🔍 Similar Species
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