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Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Leuciscidae (Minnows) > Pogonichthyinae
Etymology: Cyprinella: Latin, cyprinus = carp (Ref. 45335); alvarezdelvillari: Named for J. Alvarez del Villar.
Eponymy: Dr José Álvarez del Villar (1903–1986) was a Mexican biologist and ichthyologist who is regarded as the founder of modern Mexican ichthyology. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce bentopelágico. Tropical
Central America: Mexico.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.4 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 40526)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Eye diameter larger than snout length. Breast naked. Mouth very oblique. Tuberculation heavy especially on central dorsum of pectoral fins of breeding males, on chin, and spineless on lips. Mature breeding males with bronze underparts including fins. Anal and paired fins with white borders. Body dark, including venter, with large, sparse melanophores, most noticeable in mature males. Other sexes with lateral band as wide or wider than eye, especially around midsides in females (Ref. 40526).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Contreras-Balderas, S. and M. de Lourdes Lozano, 1994. Cyprinella alvarezdelvillari, a new cyprinid fish from Río Nazas of México, with a key to the Lepida clade. Copeia 1994(4):897-906. (Ref. 40526)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00871 (0.00395 - 0.01919), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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