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Characiformes (Characins) >
Crenuchidae (South American darters) > Characidiinae
Etymology: Characidium: Diminutive of Charax, -akos = a fish without identification (Ref. 45335); itarare: Name 'itarare' from the tupi word meaning 'stone carved by the water', in allusion to the underground rivers in the region. Also in reference to the type locality of the species, Rio Itararé basin. Noun in apposition.
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet
Ökologie
; süßwasser benthopelagisch. Tropical
South America: Brazil.
Größe / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.3 cm Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 133152)
Kurzbeschreibung
Bestimmungsschlüssel | Morphologie | Morphometrie
Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 8 - 9; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 6. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: scaled isthmus; secondary bars absent; dark-brown, vertically elongated middorsal blotches that lack pigmentation in their central region, appearing diamond-like (larger specimens) and diamond-like blotches, vertically elongated and fully pigmented (smaller specimens); black chromatophores in caudal fin; roundish black marks on the pelvic absent, dorsal and anal fins; tricuspid dentary teeth present; peduncular blotch absent; white gap between posterior edge of the opercle and the humeral blotch absent; longitudinal stripe in the mid-lateral region of body ending in peduncle caudal; pre-orbital stripe present; area between pelvic fin and origin of anal fin straight in lateral view (Ref. 133152).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
This species is found in steams with clear water and substrate composed of sand and small pebbles (Ref. 133152).
Lebenszyklus und Paarungsverhalten
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fruchtbarkeit | Larven
Stabile, B.H.M., R.B. dos Reis, A. Frota, W.J. da Graça and A.V. de Oliveira, 2024. Morphology and molecular evidence of a new species of Characidium (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from the edges of a protected area at Rio Itararé, upper Rio Paraná, southern Brazil. J. Fish Biol. 105:1850-1861. (Ref. 133152)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: nicht kommerziell
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Schätzungen auf der Grundlage von Modellen
Phylogenetischer Diversitätsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01023 (0.00452 - 0.02316), b=3.07 (2.89 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophische Ebene (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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