Melanocharacidium blennioides (Eigenmann, 1909)

Family:  Crenuchidae (South American darters), subfamily: Characidiinae
Max. size:  5.5 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: Essequibo River basin and coastal streams of northern South America from Guyana to French Guiana.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 23 October 2020 (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii); D) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


Source and more info: www.fishbase.org. For personal, classroom, and other internal use only. Not for publication.