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Acestrorhamphidae (American tetras) > Stichonodontinae
Etymology: aurora: Name 'aurora' from the Latin word meaning 'dawn or sunrise', in reference to the red, orange, and gold colors of the species. 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 : 4.3 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 132464)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 9; Wervels: 33. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: presence of reddish body color in life specimens; absence of dark pigmentation on anteriormost rays of the anal fin; number of scales between lateral line and pelvic-fin origin 4; number of unbranched anal-fin rays iii; absence of a humeral blotch; number of maxillary teeth 2-3; absence of dark pigmentation on caudal-fin lobes; number of gill rakers on the first arch 9-14+1+ 6-8; concentration of dark pigments on the anterior margin of the caudal-fin rays (Ref. 132464).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Reia, L., G.S.C. Silva, C. Oliveira and Benine R.C., 2024. New reddish species of Moenkhausia Eigenmann (Characiformes: Characidae) from the upper rio Xingu basin, Brazil. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 2024; 22(1):e230089. (Ref. 132464)
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): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01318 (0.00552 - 0.03150), b=3.10 (2.91 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±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 (10 of 100).
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