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Characiformes (Characins) >
Acestrorhamphidae (American tetras) > Incertae sedis
Etymology: Gymnocharacinus: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, charax = the name of a fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Frederico Guillermo ‘Carlos’ (Friedrich Wilhelm Carl) Berg (1843–1902) was a Latvian entomologist and naturalist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Steindachner.
Taxonomic Remarks
Illustrated and described in more detail in Steindachner, 1903:18 Pl. 1 (fig. 2). See Géry, 1977:535 and CEAL, 1988:8 for comments. Common names according to Axelrod et al., 1991:1115 and Ortubay & Cussac, 2000:144. Threatened species according to Ortubay & Cussac, 2000:144.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
; zoet water demersaal. Subtropical; 22°C - 26°C (Ref. 35685); 35°S - 36°S
South America: Valcheta stream in Rio Negro basin, Southern Argentina.
Lengte bij maturiteit / Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm 3.8  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.5 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 38376)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 0; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 12; Anale stekels: 0; Anale zachte stralen: 19. Entirely naked (scale only shown on lateral line in specimens > 5 cm TL; head profile obtuse. Color is dark brown, greenish, the belly is cream; there is a copper-colored band on the flanks (Ref. 35685).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Medium sized fish considered to be the most southern characid living in temperate waters. Young with very tiny soft and delicate scales which are reabsorbed into the skin making the skin greasy and often with granulated or spongy appearance (Ref. 7252).
Ortubay, S. and V. Cussac, 2000. Threatened fishes of the world: Gymnocharacinus bergi Steindachner, 1903 (Characidae). Environ. Biol. Fishes 58:144. (Ref. 35685)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van geen belang; Aquarium: Commercieel
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (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=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278) |
3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
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Generation time |
1.7 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 2 growth studies. |
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179) |
Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (tm=1). |
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (22 of 100). 🛈 |