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Atherinopsidae (Neotropical silversides) > Atherinopsinae
Etymology: Odontesthes: Greek, odous = teeth + Greek,esthes = suit, something used to wrap (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate
South America: Río Negro, Río Uruguay, Río de la Plata, Lagoa Mirim and Lagoa dos Patos system, Uruguay, Argentina, southern Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 35.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 128590); max. published weight: 436.60 g (Ref. 128590)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Scales in the lateral line series above the lateral band 52-60; and predorsal scales 28-35 (Ref. 47314).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Wingert, J.M., J. Ferrer and L.R. Malabarba, 2017. Review of the Odontesthes perugiae species group from Río de La Plata drainage, with the description of a new species (Atherinomorpha: Atherinopsidae). Zootaxa 4250(6):501-528. (Ref. 116661)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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