Taxonomic Remarks
Redescribed in Ferraris & Vari (1999).
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
; sötvatten pelagiska. Tropical
South America: Corantijn, Suriname, Arataye, Sinnamary, and Oyapock rivers.
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.9 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 125975); publicerad maxvikt: 122.77 g (Ref. 125975)
Appears to inhabit the more upstream parts of rivers where it occupies the upper part of the water column. Active at dusk, feeding mainly on insects and small crustaceans. First sexual maturity occurs at a length of 16 cm. Reproduction begins at the start of the rainy season. Fertilization is internal, the female being capable of keeping the sperm in the epithelium of its genital tract. Fecundity is approximately 15,000 eggs (Ref. 35381).
Livscykel och parningsbeteende
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver
Ferraris, C.J. Jr. and R.P. Vari, 1999. The South American catfish genus Auchenipterus Valenciennes, 1840 (Ostariophysi: Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae): monophyly and relationships, with a revisionary study. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. (126):387-450. (Ref. 35558)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5005 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00977 (0.00546 - 0.01749), b=3.01 (2.86 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278) |
3.4 ±0.45 se; based on food items. |
Resiliens (Ref. 120179) |
Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100). 🛈 |