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Parodontidae (Scrapetooths)
Etymology: Apareiodon: Greek, a = without + Greek, pareia, -as = cheek + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335); cavalcante: Named for its type locality, the city of Cavalante..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 47883)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 10-11;
Anal
soft rays: 7 - 8. Midlateral stripe with indiscrete limits. Dark chromatophores scattered all over the body, especially longitudinally, thus forming an irregular and discontinuous stripe at pectoral fin insertion level, extending beyond origin of pelvic fin, sometimes reaching the anal fin (Ref. 47883).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Pavanelli, C.S. and H.A. Britski, 2003. Apareiodon Eigenmann, 1916 (Teleostei, Characiformes), from the Tocantins-Araguaia basin, with description of three new species. Copeia 2003(2):337-348. (Ref. 47883)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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