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Acestrorhamphidae (American tetras) > Megalamphodinae
Etymology: Paracheirodon: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, cheir = hand + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr William Thornton Innes (1874–1969) was an American publisher and aquarist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Myers.
Taxonomic Remarks
Redescribed and figured in Weitzman & Fink (1983).
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
; eau douce pélagique; pH range: 5.0 - 7.0; dH range: 1 - 2. Tropical; 20°C - 26°C (Ref. 1672)
South America: Blackwater or clearwater stream tributaries of the Solimões River.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.5 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 137577)
Migratory behaviour is undetermined (Ref. 126106). Adults feed on worms, small insects, crustaceans and plant matter. In tank, female lays a relatively small number of eggs, which hatch in about 24 hours (Ref. 7020). Most popular aquarium fish. Aquarium keeping: in groups of 5 or more individuals; minimum aquarium size 60 cm (Ref. 51539).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott, 1991. World fishes important to North Americans. Exclusive of species from the continental waters of the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (21):243 p. (Ref. 4537)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: hautement commercial; Aquarium: hautement commercial
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00447 - 0.02817), b=3.07 (2.86 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 2.9 ±0.32 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (tm<1).
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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