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Gasteropelecidae (Freshwater hatchetfishes)
Etymology: Thoracocharax: Greek, thorax, -akos = cuiras, shell + Greek, charax = a marine fish without identification (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Kner.
Issue
See Weitzman (1960) for distribution.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce pelagico. Tropical
South America: Paraná, Amazon, and Orinoco River basins.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.7 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 39056)
Aquarium specimens reach cm TL (Ref. 6398).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve
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 Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: scarso interesse commerciale; Acquario: Commerciale
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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=0.01479 (0.00709 - 0.03087), b=3.16 (2.98 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (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).