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Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes)
Etymology: Aguarunichthys: From Aguarun, a Peruvian tribe that lives in the limit with Ecuador+ Greek, ichthys = fish.
Eponymy: The Awajun people, better known by the name Aguaruna, the second-largest native population in the Peruvian Amazon, occupy a portion of the Río Morona basin (Departamento Loreto, Peru), where these fish occur. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Taxonomic Remarks
Collected in areas with strong currents, rocky bottom.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
; zoet water benthopelagisch. Tropical
South America: Tocantins River basin, Brazil.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 31.7 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 29005)
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 1; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 6; Anale stekels: 5; Anale zachte stralen: 7 - 9.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Collected in areas with strong currents, rocky bottom (Ref. 36506).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Zuanon, J.A.S., L.H. Rapp Py-Daniel and M. Jégu, 1993. Two new species of Aguarunichthys from the Amazon basin (Siluroidei: Pimelodidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 4(3):251-260. (Ref. 29005)
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 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00589 (0.00283 - 0.01223), b=3.10 (2.93 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278) |
4.0 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179) |
Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100). 🛈 |