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Trichomycteridae (Pencil or parasitic catfishes) > Vandelliinae
Etymology: luna: Name 'luna' in reference to the white color of the living individuals similar to the moon and the Amazonian tale of the moon tears carving several river channels into northern South America, including that of the Amazon.
Eponymy: Dr Domenico Agostino Vandelli (1735–1816) was an Italian naturalist who maintained a lengthy correspondence with Linnaeus. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
; zoet water benthopelagisch. Tropical
South America: Brazil.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.0 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 137619)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 2; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 7 - 8; Anale stekels: 2; Anale zachte stralen: 5. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: autopalatine fenestra, occupying about half of autopalatine area; wide ascending process of opercle; acute processes extending into the posterior cranial fontanel from anterolateral corners of the parietosupraoccipital (Ref. 137619).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Henschel, E., J.N. Baskin, R. Collins and N.K. Lujan, 2024. A revised diagnosis of the blood-feeding candiru genus Paravandellia (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae: Vandelliinae) with descriptions of three new species. American Museum Novitates 4024:1-36. (Ref. 137619)
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
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5312 [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) |
3.5 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |