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Etymology: Genidens: Greek, geny, -yos = face, jaw + Latin, dens, dentis = teeth (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Cuvier.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; brackish; demersal. Subtropical
Southwest Atlantic: Atlantic draining rivers of southern South America.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 11.8, range 14 - 25 cm
Max length : 42.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26848); common length : 35.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 6077)
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Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Mazzoni, R., J. Petito and J.C. Miranda, 2000. Reproductive biology of Genidens genidens, a catfish from the Maricá Lagoon, RJ. Ciéncia e Cultura 52(2):121-126. (Ref. 39699)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Traumatogenic (Ref. 58010)
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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