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Triportheidae (Hatchet characins) > Triportheinae
Eponymy: Dr George Sprague Myers (1905–1985), an American ichthyologist, bio-geographer and herpetologist, was Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences at Stanford, California. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Issue
See Castro & Vari (1990) for redescription and comments on relationships.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Οικολογία
; Γλυκού νερού Πελαγικό(ά). Tropical
South America: Rio do Braço system, Bahia, Brazil.
Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.5 cm SL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 38376)
Short description
Κλείδες προσδιορισμού | Μορφολογία | Μορφομετρία
Ραχιαίες άκανθες (συνολικά) : 2; Μαλακές ραχιαίες ακτίνες (συνολικά) : 8; Εδρικές άκανθες: 4; Μαλακές εδρικές ακτίνες: 31 - 35. Gill rakers 17 or 18+1+40 to 42 on outermost gill-arch.
Black water species. Feeds on mosquito larvae and other aquatic invertebrates.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Αβγά | Γονιμότητα | Προνύμφες
Vari, R.P., 1995. The Neotropical fish family Ctenoluciidae (Teleostei: Ostariophysi: Characiformes): supra and intrafamilial phylogenetic relationships, with a revisionary study. Smithson. Contri. Zool. No. 564, 97 p. (Ref. 13118)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Εργαλεία
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Διαδικτυακές πηγές
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01288 (0.00411 - 0.04035), b=3.03 (2.78 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.41 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).