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Gasteropelecidae (Freshwater hatchetfishes)
Etymology: Thoracocharax: Greek, thorax, -akos = cuiras, shell + Greek, charax = a marine fish without identification (Ref. 45335).
Issue
See Weitzman (1960) for distribution.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
; süßwasser pelagisch; pH range: 6.0 - 7.5; dH range: ? - 15. Tropical; 23°C - 30°C (Ref. 1672)
South America: Amazon River basin.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.8 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 39056)
Aquarium specimens reach 9.0 cm TL (Ref. 1672). Aquarium keeping: in groups of 5 or more individuals; may jump out of the aquarium; minimum aquarium size 100 cm (Ref. 51539).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Fortpflanzung | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven
Weitzman, S.H. and L. Palmer, 2003. Gasteropelecidae (Freshwater hatchetfishes). p. 101-103. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 39056)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: kommerziell; Aquarium: Kommerziell
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7520 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01698 (0.00704 - 0.04094), b=3.09 (2.88 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).