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Auchenipteridae (Driftwood catfishes) > Auchenipterinae
Etymology: Epapterus: Greek, ep, epi = over, high + Greek, pteron = wing, fin.
Eponymy: Tomas Blohm (1926–2008) was a Venezuelan cattle rancher, naturalist and conservationist whose ranch, Hato Masagural in the llanos of Venezuela, was kept as close to unspoilt and original as a wildlife sanctuary. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Vari, Jewett, Taphorn & Gilbert.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
; zoet water demersaal. Tropical
South America: Orinoco River basin and Tuy River of the Caribbean coast of Venezuela.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.5 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 37098)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 2 - 3; Anale zachte stralen: 49 - 61; Wervels: 49 - 51.
Found in a variety of habitats where there is poor visibility and the water is still or slow-flowing. Feeds on filamentous algae and other plant material during the dry season (Ref. 6868).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Vari, R.P. and C.J. Ferraris Jr., 1998. The neotropical catfish genus Epapterus Cope (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae): a reappraisal. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 111(4):992-1007. (Ref. 28844)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Harmless
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00891 (0.00419 - 0.01894), b=3.03 (2.85 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278) |
3.2 ±0.50 se; based on food items. |
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (14 of 100). 🛈 |