Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
; zoet water benthopelagisch, usually 4 - 28 m (Ref. 96854). Tropical
South America: Amazon, Essequibo and Orinoco river basin.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 39524)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Anale zachte stralen: 209 - 273. Distocyclus conirostris is distinguished by the combination of the following characters: conical snout; small nasal capsule with the internarial distance equivalent to the diameter of the posterior nostril; endopterygoid without teeth; single tooth row limited to the anterior portion of the dentary; eye covered by skin; teeth completely attached to the ventral surface of the premaxilla; flat surface to the upper lip; anterior margin of the premaxilla in contact with the posterior margin of the upper lip; terminal mouth; one to six teeth on the dentary; absence of teeth associated with the oral valve; half-moon shaped branchiostegal rays; body without eight dark, vertical bands; anal fin with 209-273 rays; scales present on the anterior portion of the dorsal region of the body; tiny, fleshy gill rakers; presence of branched anal-fin rays; 13 or 14 precaudal vertebrae; and scapular foramen present (Ref. 96854).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Usually occurs in floodplain and main river channels at depths of 3.8-28.3 m (Ref. 96854).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Dutra, G.M., C.D. de Santana, R.P. Vari and W.B. Wosiacki, 2014. The south American electric glass knifefish genus Distocyclus (Gymnotiformes: Sternopygidae): redefinition and revision. Copeia 2014(2):345-354. (Ref. 96854)
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 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00355 (0.00161 - 0.00782), b=2.97 (2.77 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278) |
3.1 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (26 of 100). 🛈 |