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Cynodontidae (Dogtooth characins)
Etymology: Cynodon: Greek, kyon = dog + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Agassiz.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; brackish; pelagic. Tropical
South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins and rivers of Guyana.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 32.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 111115); max. published weight: 487.66 g (Ref. 111115)
Apparently carnivorous, probably ichthyophagous.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Toledo-Piza, M., 2000. The neotropical fish subfamily Cynodontinae (Teleostei: Ostariophysi: Characiformes): a phylogenetic study and a revision of Cynodon and Rhaphiodon. Am. Mus. Novit. 3286:1-88. (Ref. 35437)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 125652)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.6289 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00575 (0.00326 - 0.01016), b=3.14 (2.98 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for species & Subfamily-BS (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.5 ±0.80 se; based on food items.
Resilience
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (29 of 100) .
Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): (0 of 100) .