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Trichomycteridae (Pencil or parasitic catfishes) > Trichomycterinae
Etymology: Eremophilus: Greek, eremos = alone + Greek, philein = to like (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Rev Dr José Celestino Bruno Mutis y Bosio (1732–1808) was a Spanish priest, mathematician and botanist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
; eau douce démersal. Tropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 12468); 5°N - 4°N
South America: Bogotá River basin. Probably introduced into Ubaté, Chinquinquirá and Tundama valleys, Colombia.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 39970)
Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); An excellent food fish which was introduced to the Ubate, Chiquinquirá and Tundama valleys. The only species of food fish which have been able to survive competition from introduced trout and carp species into the region.
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
de Pínna, M.C.C. and W. Wosiacki, 2003. Trichomycteridae (pencil or parasitic catfishes). p. 270-290. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 39970)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf. 82804) |
PD50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00759 (0.00332 - 0.01733), b=3.00 (2.81 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Niveau trophique (Réf. 69278) |
3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |
Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766) |
Unknown.
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