Overview
Distribution
South America: Upper río Caquetá basin in Colombia.
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Bührnheim, C.M. and L.R. Malabarba 2006 Redescription of the type species of Odontostilbe Cope, 1870 (Teleostei: Characidae: Cheirodontinae), and description of three new species from the Amazon basin. Neotrop. Ichthyol., 4(2):167-196. (Ref. 57085)
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Range Description
This species occurs in the Rio Caquetá drainage, within the Japurá River basin, Colombia. The distribution is wider than this but is still not published (Lima pers. comm. 2007).
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Ecology
Habitat
Habitat and Ecology
Habitat and Ecology
Systems
L. euspilurus is a pelagic (area of water not near the bottom) species. Occurs in flood plain lakes, not common in even small rivers. Benthic slow flowing areas.
Systems
- Freshwater
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Conservation
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List Assessment
Red List Category
LC
Least Concern
Red List Criteria
Version
3.1
Year Assessed
2009
Assessor/s
Reis, R & Lima, F.
Reviewer/s
Collen, B., Darwall, W., Ram, M. & Smith, K. (SRLI Freshwater Fish Evaluation Workshop)
Contributor/s
Justification
This species is known to be locally abundant and has a sizeable distribution. A Least Concern assessment has been made but work on the taxonomy of this species should be carried out.
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Trends
Population
Population
Population Trend
Locally this species can be highly abundant.
Population Trend
Stable
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Threats
Least Concern (LC)
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IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
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Major Threats
The Caquetá River basin habitat is being polluted by the processing of coca leaves into coca paste and cocaine. Sulphuric acid, ethyl ether, acetone, and kerosene are poured directly into the ground by cocaine processors working in the Caquetá River basin, which is the primary coca growing region. The consequences of this pollution are quickly felt in small rivers where the aquatic life is devastated (Trade and Environment Database 1997).
However, it is unlikely that these threats have impacted across the range sufficiently to be thought of as major threats.
However, it is unlikely that these threats have impacted across the range sufficiently to be thought of as major threats.
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Management
Conservation Actions
Conservation Actions
There are no conservation measures in place currently and further research is needed looking at the taxonomy and population trends of the species, as well as monitoring the habitat to relation to the problems highlighted in the threats section.
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