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Acestrorhamphidae (American tetras) > Stichonodontinae
Eponymy: Dr William J Moenkhaus (1871–1947) was an American geneticist and ichthyologist who became Professor of Physiology at Indiana University Medical School (1904–1941), where he was Eigenmann’s colleague. [...] Margit Zarske is the senior author’s wife. She is a graduate teacher who, according to her husband, “…for many years has endured and supported my passion for ichthyology”. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Zarske & Géry.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
; eau douce benthopélagique; non migrateur. Tropical
South America: Upper Amazon River basin.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.4 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 38399)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 2; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 9; Épines anales: 3 - 4; Rayons mous anaux: 29 - 34; Vertèbres: 34 - 35. Medium-sized species of Moenkhausia distinguished by the following characters: maxilla longer than snout; 1-2 broad, tri-cuspid maxillary teeth; anal fin with 29-34 branched, relatively long rays; small hooks present on rays of anal fin in males; scales relatively large, 34-36 in longitudinal series; 6.5-7.5 vertical scales before dorsal fin origin; first third of caudal origin covered with small, specialized scales; pre-ventral region rounded; shoulder spot rounded and prominent; no black spot on caudal peduncle; no black saddle-spot before origin of dorsal fin; no silver longitudinal band on side of body. 'Spines' refer to unbranched rays.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
In slow-flowing or still waters over gravel or mud.1
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Zarske, A. and J. Géry, 2001. Moenkhausia margitae sp.n. - eine neue Tetra-Art aus dem Stromgebiet des Rio Ucayali in Peru (Teleostei: Characiformes: Characidae). Zool. Abh. Mus. Tierkde. Dresden 51(1):5-14. (Ref. 38399)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: d'intérêt potentiel
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01445 (0.00581 - 0.03597), b=3.00 (2.78 - 3.22), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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