Cynodon gibbus (Agassiz, 1829)
Cynodon gibbus
photo by IBAMA

 Family:  Cynodontidae (Dogtooth characins), subfamily: Cynodontinae
 Max. size:  32.2 cm SL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 487.7 g
 Environment:  pelagic
 Distribution:  South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins and rivers of Guyana.
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Apparently carnivorous, probably ichthyophagous.
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Froese, Rainer - 09.12.96
 Modified by: Reyes, Rodolfo B. - 05.10.16
 Checked by: Toledo-Piza, Mônica - 10.06.01

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