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Curimatidae (Toothless characins)
Etymology: Curimatopsis: A locality in Brasil, in Piani State and local name for a fish; it also exist "curimbatá" and "curimba", diminutive + Greek, opsis = appearance.
More on author: Steindachner.
Issue
See Vari (1982:13) for detailed description.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
; sötvatten bentopelagisk; pH range: ? - 7.5; dH range: ? - 25. Tropical; 22°C - 26°C (Ref. 2060)
South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins.
Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.0 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 35936)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver
Vari, R.P., 1992. Systematics of the neotropical characiform genus Curimatella Eigenmann and Eigenmann (Pisces: Ostariophysi), with summary comments on the Curimatidae. Smithson. Contrib. Zool. 533:48 p. (Ref. 28798)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fiskeri: kommersiell; Akvarium: Kommersiell
Verktyg
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01514 (0.00703 - 0.03260), b=3.02 (2.85 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).