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Acestrorhynchidae (Smallscale pike characins) > Heterocharacinae
Etymology: Heterocharax: Greek, heteros = other + Greek, charax = a marine fish without identification (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Eigenmann.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
; eau douce benthopélagique. Tropical
South America: Essequibo and Demarara River basins; Amazon River basin and tributaries between Tapajós and Tefé rivers; upper Amazon River basin and Orinoco River basin.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.8 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 36811)
Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 9; Vertèbres: 35. Compared with H. virgulatus and H. leptogrammus, this species lacks the band of dark pigment dorsal to anal fin base (versus present); by its slightly upturned mouth with lower jaw somewhat prognathous (versus terminal mouth and more rounded snout). Distinguished further from H. virgulatus by its less pronounced longitudinal dark band running from posterior part of head to the caudal -fin base (versus a thicker and more heavily pigmented band); 4th and 5th infraorbitals represented by a single ossification (versus 2 separate elements); gill rakers on the epi-, hypo-, and cerato-branchial (anterior portion) of the first branchial arch are more developed; a small posterior dentary teeth beginning posterior to lateralmost tooth of the anterior series thus not forming a second internal teeth series; possess a more pointed posteroventral corner on the preopercle, and a relatively smaller orbital diameter and interorbital distance. Distinguished further from H. leptogrammus by having a deeper and more diamond-shaped body (versus elongate and slender); and, this species has typically higher counts for lateral -line scale and anal-fin rays (Ref. 38319).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Toledo-Piza, M., 2000. Two new Heterocharax species (Teleostei: Ostariophysi: Characidae), with a redescription of H. macrolepis. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 11(4):289-304. (Ref. 38319)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01000 (0.00374 - 0.02675), b=2.97 (2.75 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Niveau trophique (Réf. 69278) |
3.5 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Résilience (Réf. 120179) |
Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |