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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Characiformes (Characins) >
Curimatidae (Toothless characins)
Etymology: Cyphocharax: Greek, kyphos = curved, humpback + Greek, charax = a marine fish without identification (Ref. 45335); orion: 'orion' (Greek), i.e. which means heaven light, refers to the Greek mythology huntsman placed in the night sky as the constellation Orion. It contains the Orion's Belt formed by three bright blue supergiants, and named after it in allusion to the three major southern Amazonian rivers Madeira, Aripuana, and Tapajos. A noun in apposition (Ref. 132470).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 132470)
Maximum length based on original description (Ref. 132470),
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Melo, B.F. and T.C. Faria, 2024. Description of a new species of Cyphocharax from the rio Juma, rio Aripuanã basin, southern Amazon basin (Teleostei: Curimatidae). Neotrop. Ichthyol. 2024; 22(1):e230122. (Ref. 132470)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
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).
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