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  • Plesioptopoma curvidens
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Scientific Name Plesioptopoma curvidens    Reis, Pereira & Lehmann A, 2012
Common Name
Type Locality Cristiano Otoni, Rio Paraopeba, upper Rio São Francisco drainage, at old bridge ca. 100 meters west of highway BR-040, 20°49'11''S, 43°48'47''W, Minas Gerias, Brazil.
Etymology The specific epithet curvidens is derived from the Latin curvus, meaning curved, bent, and dens, meaning tooth, in allusion to the strongly curved tooth series in both the premaxilla and dentary
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Size 83mm or 3.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Rio Paraopeba, upper Rio São Francisco drainage, Minas Gerias, Brazil.
São Francisco, Upper São Francisco, Paraopeba (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Critically Endangered
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Copeia 2012 (no. 1), pp6, Figs. 1-4.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:14 (species record created: 2012 May 07 14:29)