Characidium japuhybense

Characidium japuhybense is a fish in the family Crenuchidae.^[2] It is native to South America and is found in the coastal streams of southeastern Brazil from the Ilha Grande Bay to Ribeira de Iguape River basin..^[2]

Characidium japuhybense
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Crenuchidae
Genus:	Characidium
Species:	C. japuhybense
Binomial name
Characidium japuhybense Travassos, 1949

Size

This species reaches a length of 5.5 cm (2.2 in).^[2]

Etymology

The fishes name in Latin = –ense, the Latin suffix denoting place: Japuhyba (Japuíba), Angra dos Reis, in the Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which is the type locality.^[3]