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Characiformes (Characins) >
Acestrorhamphidae (American tetras) > Megalamphodinae
Etymology: Megalamphodus: Greek, megas, megalos = great + Greek, amphi = in both sides + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Fowler.
Issue
Ornamental species. See Weitzman (1977) for redescription, and Weitzman & Palmer (1997d) for general comments.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / kisaran kedalaman / distribution range
Ekologi
; air tawar bentopelagis; pH range: 5.6 - 7.2; dH range: ? - 12. Tropical; 23°C - 28°C (Ref. 1672)
South America: Upper Amazon River basin.
Size / Weight / umur
Kematangan: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.1 cm SL jantan/; (Ref. 7020)
Feeds on worms, crustaceans and plants (Ref. 7020). Aquarium keeping: in groups of 5 or more individuals; minimum aquarium size 80 cm (Ref. 51539).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Kematangan | Reproduksi, perkembang biakan | Pemijahan | telur-telur | Fecundity | Larva
Ortega, H. and R.P. Vari, 1986. Annotated checklist of the freshwater fishes of Peru. Smithson. Contrib. Zool. (437):1-25. (Ref. 6329)
Status IUCN Red List (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
ancaman kepada manusia
Harmless
penggunaan manusia
Perikanan: bernilai komersial tinggi; Akuarium: Bernilai komersial tinggi
Alat, peralatan
laporan khas
muat turun XML
Sumber internet
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Acuan
82804): PD
50 = 0.5002 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01445 (0.00683 - 0.03057), b=3.08 (2.90 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Acuan
69278): 2.8 ±0.31 se; based on food items.
Daya lenting (Acuan
120179): Tinggi, Waktu penggandaan populasi minimum kurang dari 15 bulan (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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