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Iguanodectidae ("Lizard bite tetras")
Etymology: Iguanodectes: Arawak, iwana = the name of a lizard; cited by Cristobal Colon, gave also the name to the island of "Guanahani"; 1492 (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Arthur Rachow (1884–1960) was a self-taught pioneer German aquarist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Regan.
Taxonomic Remarks
Included in the synonymy of Iguanodectes tenuis (synonym of Iguanodectes spilurus) by Eigenmann and Myers (1929: 494) and subsequently confirmed by Böhlke (1954: 98 and 100). Revalidation is based on personal examination of the types of Iguanodectes rachovii and Iguanodectes spilurus.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
; eau douce benthopélagique. Tropical
South America: Amazon River from Manaus to Belém, and coastal rivers close to Belém (north and south of the mouth of the Amazon River, including the Capim River) in Brazil.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.2 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 38383)
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Moreira, C., 2003. Characidae - Iguanodectinae (Characins, tetras). p. 172-181. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 38383)
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 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00676 (0.00336 - 0.01361), b=3.22 (3.04 - 3.40), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245). |
Niveau trophique (Réf. 69278) |
3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |