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Callichthyidae (Callichthyid armored catfishes) > Callichthyinae
Etymology: Lepthoplosternum: Greek, leptos = thin + Greek, hoplon = weapon + Greek, sternon = chest, sternum (Ref. 45335). More on author: Reis.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical, preferred ?
South America: Upper Amazon River drainage in Peru (Ref. 26144); range extended to the area of confluence of the Rio Solimões and Rio Japurá, Brazil (Ref. 56211).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26144)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Reis, R.E., 1998. Systematics, biogeography, and the fossil record of the Callichthyidae: a review of the available data. p. 351-362. In L.R. Malabarba, R.E. Reis, R.P. Vari, Z.M.S. Lucena and C.A.S. Lucena (eds.) Phylogeny and classification of neotropical fishes. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS. (Ref. 33172)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 109396)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic Level (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.3 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100) .