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Cyclopsettidae (Sand whiffs)
Etymology: Citharichthys: Latin, cithara = lire like instrument + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Philip Reese Uhler (1835–1913) was an American librarian and entomologist specialising in Heteroptera (true bugs). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Jordan.
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
; sötvatten bottenlevande. Tropical
Central and South America: Mexico and the Antilles to Brazil in the Atlantic drainage.
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.0 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 36880)
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 0; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 50 - 55; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 0; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 70 - 74. Remarks: gray with white blotches, deep body, snout not projecting, convex nape continuing the profile of the body.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
May swim upstream to an elevation of 60 m and a straight line distance of some 20 km from the coast. Found in rivers and creeks. Feed on crustaceans.
Livscykel och parningsbeteende
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver
Distinct pairing (Ref. 205).
Bussing, W.A., 1998. Peces de las aguas continentales de Costa Rica [Freshwater fishes of Costa Rica]. 2nd Ed. San José Costa Rica: Editorial de la Universidad de Costa Rica. 468 p. (Ref. 36880)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00724 (0.00326 - 0.01610), b=3.16 (2.98 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278) |
3.5 ±0.50 se; based on food items. |
Resiliens (Ref. 120179) |
Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (13 of 100). 🛈 |