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Curimatidae (Toothless characins)
Etymology: Curimatella: A locality in Brasil, in Piaui State and local name for a fish; it also exist "curimbatá" and "curimba", diminutive.
Taxonomic Remarks
See Vari (1992:31) for detailed description.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
; zoet water benthopelagisch. Tropical
South America: Orinoco, Amazon, and Tocantins River basins and upper portion of Rupununi River of Essequibo River drainage.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.8 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 111518); max. gepubliceerd gewicht: 90.00 g (Ref. 111518)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 11 - 12; Anale zachte stralen: 9 - 10; Wervels: 31 - 33.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Inhabits still waters along the margins of lagoons. Feeds on a variety of algae and fungi.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Vari, R.P., 1992. Systematics of the neotropical characiform genus Curimatella Eigenmann and Eigenmann (Pisces: Ostariophysi), with summary comments on the Curimatidae. Smithson. Contrib. Zool. 533:48 p. (Ref. 28798)
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 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01288 (0.00685 - 0.02423), b=2.98 (2.82 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278) |
2.3 ±0.34 se; based on food items. |
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (26 of 100). 🛈 |