Gymnocharacinus bergii, Naked characin : aquarium

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Gymnocharacinus bergii Steindachner, 1903

Naked characin
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Characidae (Characins; tetras) > Stethaprioninae
Etymology: Gymnocharacinus: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, charax = the name of a fish (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Steindachner.

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

Freshwater; demersal. Subtropical; 22°C - 26°C (Ref. 35685); 35°S - 36°S

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South America: Valcheta stream in Rio Negro basin, Southern Argentina.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm 3.8  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 38376)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 19. Entirely naked (scale only shown on lateral line in specimens > 5 cm TL; head profile obtuse. Color is dark brown, greenish, the belly is cream; there is a copper-colored band on the flanks (Ref. 35685).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Medium sized fish considered to be the most southern characid living in temperate waters. Young with very tiny soft and delicate scales which are reabsorbed into the skin making the skin greasy and often with granulated or spongy appearance (Ref. 7252).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Ortubay, S. and V. Cussac, 2000. Threatened fishes of the world: Gymnocharacinus bergi Steindachner, 1903 (Characidae). Environ. Biol. Fishes 58:144. (Ref. 35685)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Critically Endangered (CR) (B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv)); Date assessed: 29 August 2017

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 1.0000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00724 (0.00310 - 0.01692), b=3.18 (2.98 - 3.38), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.1   ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Generation time: 1.7 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 2 growth studies.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tm=1).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (22 of 100).