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Osteoglossidae (Arowanas)
Etymology: Osteoglossum: Greek, osteon = bone + Greek, glossa = tongue (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira (1756–1815) was the first Brazilian naturalist to explore the Amazon and Pantanal biomes in the states of Pará and Mato Grosso (1783–1792), sponsored by the Portuguese government; he became known as the Brazilian Humbold [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
; sötvatten bentopelagisk. Tropical; 24°C - 30°C (Ref. 1672)
South America: Negro River basin.
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 90.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 50892)
Livscykel och parningsbeteende
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver
Carries eggs in its mouth (Ref. 56180).
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2003. Osteoglossidae (Arowanas). p. 30. 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. 50892)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Hot mot människor
Harmless
Mänskliga användningsområden
Fiskeri: husbehovsfiske; Akvarium: Offentliga akvarier
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Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.7656 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00479 (0.00241 - 0.00950), b=3.08 (2.89 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278) |
2.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items. |
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate vulnerability (39 of 100). 🛈 |
Priskategori (Ref. 80766) |
Unknown.
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