Classification / Names
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Etymology: Pariosternarchus: Name from the Greek word 'pario' for cheek, referring to the expanded ventrolateral surface of the head, and 'sternarchus', a commonly used name in apteronotid taxonomy.; amazonensis: Named for the Amazon River..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
; sötvatten bentopelagisk. Tropical
South America: Amazon River channels in Brazil and Peru.
Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.2 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 57730)
Discharge of its electric organ is unknown. Collected from flooded beaches and deep river channels using seines and trawl nets in the Amazon River, and the mouths of some of its whitewater tributaries(Ref. 57730).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver
Albert, J.S. and W.G.R. Crampton, 2006. Pariosternarchus amazonensis: a new genus and species of Neotropical electric fish (Gymnotiformes: Apteronotidae) from the Amazon River. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 17(3):267-274. (Ref. 57730)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Verktyg
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).