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Iguanodectidae ("Lizard bite tetras")
Etymology: Piabucus: From the region of Piaba, in Barcelos, Brazil; a name given to ornamental fishes + Latin, bucca = mouth, the quantity of feed that can be eaten.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
ນິເວດວິທະຍາ
; ນ້ຳຈືດ; ນ້ຳກ່ອຍ ກ່ຽວກັບ (ຢູ່)ເທິງຊັ້ນພື້ນດິນໃນທະເລເປີດ; pH range: 6.0 - 7.5; dH range: ? - 18. Tropical; 20°C - 25°C (Ref. 2060)
South America: coastal drainages from Paría Gulf in Venezuela to south of the mouth of the Amazon river, including the lower Amazon basin. Erroneously cited from Peru by Eigenmann (1910).
ຂະໜາດ / ນ້ຳໜັກ / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.9 cm SL ຕົວຜູ້/ບໍ່ມີເພດ; (Ref. 38383)
The orientation of the eyes and the mouth is indicative of a pelagic habit. Occurs in estuaries where it is frequently found in shallow creeks with silty bottoms (Ref. 12225).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | ການສືບພັນ | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | ຕົວອ່ອນ
Planquette, P., P. Keith and P.-Y. Le Bail, 1996. Atlas des poissons d'eau douce de Guyane. Tome 1. Collection du Patrimoine Naturel Volume 22, MNHN, Paris & INRA, Paris. 429 p. (Ref. 12225)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00977 (0.00501 - 0.01906), b=3.00 (2.82 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
ຊັ້ນເຂດຮ້ອນ (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.50 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).