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Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Hypoptopomatinae
Etymology: Niobichthys: From Greek, Niobe, the name of Tantalus´ daughter who was in change into a stone while weeping for her children in the Greek mithology (Ref. 45335); ferrarisi: Named for C. Ferraris, Jr.
Eponymy: In Greek mythology, Niobe was the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion, King of Thebes, by whom she had 14 children. [...] Dr Carl James Ferraris Jr (d: 1950) is an American ichthyologist and fish taxonomist who is a recognised authority on catfish. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
; acqua dolce demersale. Tropical
South America: Upper Baria River, Negro River basin.
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.0 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 30400)
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
Schaefer, S.A. and F. Provenzano R., 1998. Niobichthys ferrarisi, a new genus and species of armored catfish from southern Venezuela (Siluriformes: Loricariidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 8(3):221-230. (Ref. 30400)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
Strumenti
Rapporti speciali
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Stime basate su modelli
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00977 (0.00434 - 0.02202), b=3.06 (2.87 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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