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Gasteropelecidae (Freshwater hatchetfishes)
Etymology: Thoracocharax: Greek, thorax, -akos = cuiras, shell + Greek, charax = a marine fish without identification (Ref. 45335).
Taxonomic Remarks
See Weitzman (1960) for distribution.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
; zoet water pelagisch; pH range: 6.0 - 7.5; dH range: ? - 15. Tropical; 23°C - 30°C (Ref. 1672)
South America: Amazon River basin.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.8 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 39056)
Aquarium specimens reach 9.0 cm TL (Ref. 1672). Aquarium keeping: in groups of 5 or more individuals; may jump out of the aquarium; minimum aquarium size 100 cm (Ref. 51539).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Weitzman, S.H. and L. Palmer, 2003. Gasteropelecidae (Freshwater hatchetfishes). p. 101-103. 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. 39056)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: commercieel; Aquarium: Commercieel
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.7520 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01698 (0.00704 - 0.04094), b=3.09 (2.89 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278) |
3.5 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |
Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766) |
Unknown.
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