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Etymology: Charax: Charax, -akos = a fish without identification (Ref. 45335); awa: The specific name honors the term Awá, from Tupi-guarani, meaning man, people, person, used by the native tribe Guajá, from the Maranhão state, for their self-denomination.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce benthopélagique. Tropical
South America: Rio Mearim, Rio Munim and Rio Turiaçu basins in Maranhão state, Brazil.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 117313)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 11; Vertèbres: 35. Charax awa can be diagnosed by the following combination of characters: orbital diameter 22.1-28.5% HL; snout length 23.3-32.8% HL; 15-18 scales around the caudal peduncle; 35 vertebrae; lateral line complete; toothless ectopterygoid; origin of anal fin always anterior to the vertical through the origin of dorsal fin; 15-18 scale rows from the dorsal-fin origin to the lateral line; 11-12 scale rows from the pelvic-fin origin to the lateral line; 8-10 transverse scale rows in space from the humeral spot to the supracleithrum; maxilla extending to a vertical line posterior to pupil, near the pos¬terior orbital margin; and humeral spot distance 35.8-38.0 % SL (Ref. 117313).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Guimarães, E.C., P.S. De Brito, B.R.A. Ferreira and F.P. Ottoni, 2018. A new species of Charax (Ostariophysi, Characiformes, Characidae) from northeastern Brazil. Zoosyst. Evol. 94(1):83-93. (Ref. 117313)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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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=0.01380 (0.00629 - 0.03027), b=3.06 (2.87 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).