Venezuela country information

Common names: Agujeta
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in Zulia: rivers of Lago Maracaibo basin, Río Motatán system, Río Machango, Río Negro, Río Palmar, Lago Tulé, Río Apón, Ciénega del Guanavana, Cienega Gran Eneal, Rio Socuy, Caño 0.75 km E of Sinamaica, Lago de Maracaiba, flooded area 0.8 km NW of intersection of road to Tule and road to Cuatro Bocas at Los Veras, Hacienda El Tigre, Rio Guaco in Distrito Perija, Río Limon, Río Cachiri, and Carrasquero, Centro Agropecuiario "Don Bosco", laguna de cultivo.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ve.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Vari, R.P., 1995
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Agujeto, Isohaukitetra, Hujeta-Hechtsalmler, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Ctenoluciidae (Pike-characids)
Etymology: Ctenolucius: Greek, kteis, ktenos = comb + Latin, lucius = pike (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Valenciennes.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; pelagic; dH range: ? - 22. Tropical; 22°C - 25°C (Ref. 2060)

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South America: Río Magdalena and Río Sinú basins (northern Colombia) and rivers draining into Lago de Maracaibo in northwestern Venezuela.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 26.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 96636); max. published weight: 119.20 g (Ref. 96636)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 10 - 11; Vertebrae: 42 - 46. Can be distinguished from C. beani by differences in body pigmentation, number of vertebrae, relative least depth of caudal peduncle, the alignment of the articulation between the sixth infraorbital and supraorbital, and number of lateral line scales.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Number of eggs between 1000 and 3000.

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Vari, Richard P. | Collaborators

Vari, R.P., 1995. The Neotropical fish family Ctenoluciidae (Teleostei: Ostariophysi: Characiformes): supra and intrafamilial phylogenetic relationships, with a revisionary study. Smithson. Contri. Zool. No. 564, 97 p. (Ref. 13118)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 29 April 2019

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Aquarium: public aquariums

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.7578 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00447 (0.00250 - 0.00800), b=3.09 (2.92 - 3.26), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 4.2 ±0.73 se; based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Fec=1,000-3,000).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (22 of 100).

Ctenolucius hujeta (Valenciennes, 1850)