Issue
P. spilota has been collected recently in the Iquitos region. It is another of the P. brevis group, easily recognized by the four dark blotches on the body, its long fins with black borders, and black markings on the anal fin as well as the dorsal fin. Eschmeyer, 1998:1588; Ortega and Vari, 1986:11.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce bentopelágico; pH range: 5.8 - 7.0; dH range: ? - 15. Tropical; 23°C - 26°C (Ref. 2059)
South America: upper Amazon River Basin in Peru.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 37104)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Ortega, H. and R.P. Vari, 1986. Annotated checklist of the freshwater fishes of Peru. Smithson. Contrib. Zool. (437):1-25. (Ref. 6329)
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=0.01000 (0.00409 - 0.02444), b=3.19 (2.98 - 3.40), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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