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Characidae (Characins; tetras) > Characinae
Etymology: Cynopotamus: Greek, kyon = dog + Greek, odous = teeth + Greek, potamos = river (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Valenciennes.
Issue
See Menezes (1976: 23) for detailed description.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce benthopélagique; pH range: 6.0 - 7.2; dH range: ? - 15. Subtropical; 20°C - 24°C (Ref. 2060)
South America: Paraguay, lower Paraná and Uruguay basins.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 29.5 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 111841)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 2; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 10; Épines anales: 4 - 5; Rayons mous anaux: 46 - 53. Large body deep, with numerous scales. Snout conical.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Menezes, N.A., 1976. On the Cynopotaminae, a new subfamily of Characidae (Osteichthyes, Ostariophysi, Characoidei). Arq. Zool. (Sao Paulo) 28(2):1-91. (Ref. 35496)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5002 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01072 (0.00676 - 0.01698), b=3.09 (2.96 - 3.22), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 4.1 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (26 of 100).