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Charax awa Guimarães, Brito, Ferreira & Ottoni, 2018

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Characidae (Characins; tetras) > Characinae
Etymology: Charax: Charax, -akos = a fish without identification (Ref. 45335);  awa: The specific name honors the term Awá, from Tupi-guarani, meaning man, people, person, used by the native tribe Guajá, from the Maranhão state, for their self-denomination..

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Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical

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South America: Rio Mearim, Rio Munim and Rio Turiaçu basins in Maranhão state, Brazil.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 117313)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Vertebrae: 35. Charax awa can be diagnosed by the following combination of characters: orbital diameter 22.1-28.5% HL; snout length 23.3-32.8% HL; 15-18 scales around the caudal peduncle; 35 vertebrae; lateral line complete; toothless ectopterygoid; origin of anal fin always anterior to the vertical through the origin of dorsal fin; 15-18 scale rows from the dorsal-fin origin to the lateral line; 11-12 scale rows from the pelvic-fin origin to the lateral line; 8-10 transverse scale rows in space from the humeral spot to the supracleithrum; maxilla extending to a vertical line posterior to pupil, near the pos¬terior orbital margin; and humeral spot distance 35.8-38.0 % SL (Ref. 117313).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Guimarães, E.C., P.S. De Brito, B.R.A. Ferreira and F.P. Ottoni, 2018. A new species of Charax (Ostariophysi, Characiformes, Characidae) from northeastern Brazil. Zoosyst. Evol. 94(1):83-93. (Ref. 117313)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01479 (0.00659 - 0.03318), b=3.06 (2.87 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.8   ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).