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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.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
; acqua dolce benthopelagico. Tropical
South America: Brazil.
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.3 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 132464)
Breve descrizione
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 9; Vertebre: 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.
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
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)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
Pesca: di potenziale interesse
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Stime basate su modelli
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio.
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).
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.2 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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