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Characiformes (Characins) >
Crenuchidae (South American darters) > Characidiinae
Etymology: Microcharacidium: Greek, mikros = small + Greek,charax = a fish (Ref. 45335); weitzmani: Named for Stanley H. Weitzman (Ref. 13683).
Eponymy: Dr Stanley Howard Weitzman (1927–2017) was an American ichthyologist who was Research Scientist Emeritus, Division of Fishes, Department of Invertebrate Zoology, at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian and a professor at George [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / profondeur / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce pélagique. Tropical
South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 1.2 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. )
Maximum length from CLOFFSCA manuscript (Buckup pers. comm., 13/11/03).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Buckup, P.A., 1993. Review of the characidiin fishes (Teleostei: Characiformes), with descriptions of four new genera and ten new species. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 4(2):97-154. (Ref. 13683)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: sans intérêt
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01230 (0.00479 - 0.03160), b=3.00 (2.77 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 2.9 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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