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Acestrorhamphidae (American tetras) > Megalamphodinae
Etymology: Megalamphodus: Greek, megas, megalos = great + Greek, amphi = in both sides + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Edward Copeland was a volunteer on the Thayer Brazilian Expedition (1865) that collected the type specimens. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Taxonomic Remarks
Ornamental species. See Weitzman & Palmer (1997: 226) and Planquette et al. (1996: 288-289) for comments.
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet
Ökologie
; süßwasser benthopelagisch. Tropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 13371)
South America: Upper Solimões, Mana and Approuague River basins.
Größe / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 116983)
Lateral line incomplete.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Frequently found in waters with slow current or the counter current zones of small creeks with clear water and sandy bottom. It occupies the upstream portion of rivers before a waterfall. Its capture in great numbers suggest a gregarious behavior (Ref. 12225). Its reproduction in captivity has not been reported (Ref. 27188). Maximum length 5.0 SL (Ref. 12225).
Lebenszyklus und Paarungsverhalten
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fruchtbarkeit | Larven
Planquette, P., P. Keith and P.-Y. Le Bail, 1996. Atlas des poissons d'eau douce de Guyane. Tome 1. Collection du Patrimoine Naturel Volume 22, MNHN, Paris & INRA, Paris. 429 p. (Ref. 12225)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: kommerziell; Aquarium: Kommerziell
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Schätzungen auf der Grundlage von Modellen
Phylogenetischer Diversitätsindex (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5002 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00977 (0.00522 - 0.01830), b=3.06 (2.89 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245). |
Trophische Ebene (Ref. 69278) |
3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref. 120179) |
hoch, Verdopplung der Population dauert weniger als 15 Monate. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |
Preiskategorie (Ref. 80766) |
Unknown.
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