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Acestrorhamphidae (American tetras) > Stichonodontinae
Etymology: iris: Name 'iris' from a Greek word meaning rainbow, in allusion to the colorful body of the species, containing the different colors of the rainbow. A noun in apposition.
Eponymy: Dr William J Moenkhaus (1871–1947) was an American geneticist and ichthyologist who became Professor of Physiology at Indiana University Medical School (1904–1941), where he was Eigenmann’s colleague. [...] (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 : 5.1 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 137761)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 9; Anale zachte stralen: 18 - 19; Wervels: 33. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: presence of a single, vertically elongated humeral spot; absence of any distinct blotch at the caudal peduncle or caudal fin; absence of a characteristic black oblique line at anal fin; absence of the longitudinal series of dark blotches on body; 18-19 branched anal-fin rays; dorsal half of body blue or green and the ventral half of body reddish, more intense above the anal fin (Ref. 137761).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Marinho, M.M.F. and F.C.P. Dagosta, 2023. Onanewcolorful species of Moenkhausia (Characiformes: Characidae) from the upper rio Madeira basin at the Chapada dos Parecis, Brazil, with comments on its conservation and putative biogeographic history. J Fish Biol. 103:1122-1128. (Ref. 137761)
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 potentieel belang
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (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=0.01479 (0.00594 - 0.03681), b=3.00 (2.78 - 3.22), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278) |
3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179) |
Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (11 of 100). 🛈 |