Archolaemus blax Korringa, 1970
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Gymnotiformes (Knifefishes) > Sternopygidae (Glass knifefishes)
Etymology: Archolaemus: Greek, archo = anus + Greek, laimos = throat (Ref. 45335).
Etymology: Archolaemus: Greek, archo = anus + Greek, laimos = throat (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
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South America: Previously known only from the Tocantins drainage in Brazil, but has recently been reported in many localities of the Amazonas basin, Rio Branco and Amapa, Brazil.
Its elongated, laterally compressed body is completely covered with scales and is without a caudal fin (Ref. 27188).
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Mago-Leccia, F., 1994. Electric fishes of the continental waters of America. Fundacion para el Desarrollo de las Ciencias Fisicas, Matematicas y Naturales (FUDECI), Biblioteca de la Academia de Ciencias Fisicas. Matematicas y Naturales, Caracas, Venezuela. vol. 29 . 206 p.
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 90363)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates of some properties based on empirical models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805): PD50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00812 (-0.25625 - 0.27249), b=2.91 (2.78 - 3.05), based on LWR estimates for this family-BS (Ref. 93245).
Trophic Level (Ref. 69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 69278): .
Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (23 of 100) .