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Heptapteridae (Three-barbeled catfishes)
Etymology: Imparfinis: Latin, impar = unequal + Greek, finis, pinna = wing, fin (Ref. 45335); arceae: Name 'arceae' in honor of Dr.Mariangeles Arce Hernandez for her valuable contributions to
the studies of the systematics and evolution of catfishes.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
; eau douce démersal. Tropical
South America: Brazil.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.7 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 137469)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 6; Rayons mous anaux: 7; Vertèbres: 39. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: wide, dark midlateral stripe from snout tip to caudal peduncle sharply contrasting pale underside and aligned with dark stripe centered on dorsal portion of lower caudal-fin lobe; 11-12 gill rakers on the first ceratobranchial; dark brown W-shaped band at the base of caudal peduncle absent; 39 vertebrae; maxillary barbel surpassing vertical through dorsal-fin origin; short, flexible extension of the pectoral- and dorsal-fin spines, and outermost primary rays of upper caudal-fin lobe absent (Ref. 137469).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
This species inhabits fast-flowing, clear-water streams, with marginal vegetation (Ref. 137469).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Silva, G.S.C., M.H. Sabaj Pérez, K.R.D Carvalho and C. Oliveira, 2025. Integrative Taxonomy Reveals a New Species of Imparfinis (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae) from the Upper Xingu River Basin. Ichthyology & Herpetology 113(1):143-153. (Ref. 137469)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: sans intérêt
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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=0.00813 (0.00379 - 0.01743), b=2.97 (2.79 - 3.15), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.1 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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