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Acestrorhynchidae (Smallscale pike characins) > Roestinae
Eponymy: Dr Charles Henry Gilbert (1859–1928) was an ichthyologist and fishery biologist, whose main area of study was Pacific salmon. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Schultz.
Issue
See Lucena & Menezes (1998) for phylogenetic relationships and Menezes & Lucena (1998) for detailed description.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: Lago Maracaibo basin, Venezuela.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 38270)
Inhabits swamps or marshes of the lower reaches of rivers (Ref. 26543).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Menezes, N.A. and C.A.S. de Lucena, 1998. Revision of the subfamily Roestinae (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Cynodontidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 9(3):279-291. (Ref. 33012)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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