Ptychocharax rhyacophila

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Ptychocharax rhyacophila Weitzman, Fink, Machado-Allison & Royero L., 1994

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> Characiformes (Characins) > Stevardiidae (Stevardiids) > Xenurobryconinae
Etymology: Ptychocharax: Greek, ptyx, -ychos = fold + Greek, charax = a marine fish without identification (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Weitzman, Fink, Machado-Allison & RoyeroL..

Issue
Weitzman et al. (1994). See Weitzman & Menezes (1998) for relationships. See Burns et al. (1995) for evidence of insemination.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range Ecología

; agua dulce pelágico. Tropical

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South America: Upper Siapa River in Casiquiare River drainage in Venezuela.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.2 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 26734)

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Inhabits clear streams with sand and granitic rocks bottoms covered by dense mats of the plant Apinaga multibranchiata (Podostemaceae) in areas of fast water. Feeds on larvae of aquatic insects such as simuliids and trichopterans that were found among the podostemacean plants. A few ants and spiders were also found in the stomachs.

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

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Weitzman, S.H., S.V. Fink, A. Machado-Allison and R. Royero L., 1994. A new genus and species of Glandulocaudinae (Teleostei: Characidae) from southern Venezuela. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 5(1):45-64. (Ref. 26734)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 03 October 2020

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia 82804):  PD50 = 1.0000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00955 (0.00443 - 0.02057), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia 69278):  3.3   ±0.42 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈