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Characidae (Characins; tetras) > Stethaprioninae
Etymology: Psalidodon: Greek, psalis, -idos = scissors + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335); xavante: Named after Xavante ethnic group, natives inhabiting the Serra do Roncador and middle rio Araguaia, Mato Grosso, Brazil. A noun in apposition..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
; süßwasser benthopelagisch. Tropical
South America: middle rio Araguaia in Mato Grosso, Brazil.
Length at first maturity / Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ?, range 3 - ? cm
Max length : 6.0 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 82392)
Occurs in crystalline water streams with flow from 0.05 to 0.70 m3/s. Prefers to occupy the water surface and the spaces among plants roots and tree branches. Usually aggregates with up to 2 dozens individuals, but schools with about 150 individuals have also been observed. An omnivorous fish which feeds on insects, plants, crustaceans, filamentous algae and fish (Ref. 82392).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Fortpflanzung | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven
Terán, G.E., M.F. Benitez and J.M. Mirande, 2020. Opening the Trojan house: phylogeny of Astyanax, two genera and resurrection of Psalidodon (Teleostei: Characidae). Zool. J. Lin. Soc. 190(4):1217-1234. (Ref. 123753)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01549 (0.00660 - 0.03634), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): hoch, Verdopplung der Population dauert weniger als 15 Monate. (Lm=2.5-2.6).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).