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Fluviphylacidae (American lampeyes)
Etymology: Fluviphylax: Latin, fluvius = river + Greek,phylax, -akos = guardian (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Costa.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce benthopelagico. Tropical
South America: Lower Rio Negro, Brazil.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 1.6 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 26652)
Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 5 - 6; Raggi anali molli: 8 - 9; Vertebre: 26 - 27. Numerous (6-12) dark bars on body sides of males.
Inhabits open areas with shallow muddy shores.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve
Costa, W.J.E.M., 1996. Relationships, monophyly and three new species of the neotropical miniature poeciliid genus Fluviphylax (Cyprinodontiformes: Cyprinodontoidei). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 7(2):111-130. (Ref. 26652)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00692 (0.00320 - 0.01497), b=3.13 (2.93 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).