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Characidae (Characins; tetras) > Cheirodontinae
Etymology: Pseudocheirodon: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, cheir = hand + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
Taxonomic Remarks
Redescribed (as Cheirodon terrabae) in Fink & Weitzman (1974).
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
; eau douce benthopélagique. Tropical; 21°C - 30°C (Ref. 36880)
Central America: Grande de Terraba, Jicote, and Pirris River basins in Costa Rica.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.1 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 37055)
Inhabits creeks and river backwaters in current of low to moderate velocity. Found between 0 and 680 m elevation. Abounds on shorelines with considerable vegetation. Ingests "aufwuchs", filamentous algae and diatoms (Ref. 36880).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Malabarba, L.R., 1998. Monophyly of the Cheirodontinae, characters and major clades (Ostariophysi: Characidae). p. 193-233. In L.R. Malabarba, R.E. Reis, R.P. Vari, Z.M.S. Lucena and C.A.S. Lucena (eds.) Phylogeny and classification of neotropical fishes. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS. (Ref. 34064)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf. 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=0.01318 (0.00495 - 0.03510), b=3.05 (2.83 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Niveau trophique (Réf. 69278) |
2.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items. |
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |