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Anostomidae (Headstanders) > Leporininae
Etymology: Insperanos: Name from Latin 'īnspērāns' for unexpected, alluding to the surprising discovery of an ancient
lineage of Anostomidae represented by I. nattereri, plus the four first letters of Anostomus referring to the type genus of the family, following the practice of previous authors who described genera in the Anostomidae (e.g. Pseudanos Winterbottom, 1980;
Petulanos Sidlauskas & Vari, 2008).
Eponymy: Dr Johann Natterer (1787–1843) was an Austrian naturalist and collector. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Steindachner.
Meio ambiente: milieu / Zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / faixa de distribuição
Ecologia
; Água doce bentopelágico. Tropical
South America: throughout Orinoco and Amazon basins; Brazil and possibly Bolivia and Colombia.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 36.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 126097); peso máx. publicado: 669.92 g (Ref. 126097)
Adults occur in rocky areas of the river with moderate to high current (Ref. 57460). Feed on sponges (Ref. 57460). Distinct pairs breed on densely grown weedy places (Ref. 205).
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Distinct pairs breed on densely grown weedy places (Ref. 205).
Sidlauskas, B.L., F.M. Assega, B.F. Melo, C. Oliveira and J.L.O. Birindelli, 2021. Total evidence phylogenetic analysis reveals polyphyly of Anostomoides and uncovers an unexpectedly ancient genus of Anostomidae fishes (Characiformes). Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 194(2):626-669. (Ref. 138033)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Ameaça para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
Ferramentas
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Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Índice de diversidade filogenética (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=0.00891 (0.00521 - 0.01525), b=3.08 (2.93 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245). |
Nível Trófico (Ref. 69278) |
2.3 ±0.1 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resiliência (Ref. 120179) |
médio(a), tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 1,4 - 4,4 anos (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate vulnerability (35 of 100). 🛈 |