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Curimatidae (Toothless characins)
Etymology: Cyphocharax: Greek, kyphos = curved, humpback + Greek, charax = a marine fish without identification (Ref. 45335); pantostictos: Named for the dark prominent spots on the lateral and dorsal surfaces of the body.
More on authors: Vari & BarrigaSalazar.
Issue
See Vari (1992:30) for detailed description.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce bentopelágico; pH range: 5.5 - 6.5; dH range: 2 - 6. Tropical; 24°C - 25°C (Ref. 12468)
South America: Western portions of the Amazon River basin.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.8 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 11334)
Specimens were collected in acidic blackwaters among grass and submerged vegetation (Ref. 11334).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Vari, R.P., 1992. Systematics of the neotropical characiform genus Cyphocharax Fowler (Pisces, Ostariophysi). Smithson. Contrib. Zool. 529:137 p. (Ref. 11334)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
Special reports
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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=0.01175 (0.00453 - 0.03045), b=3.08 (2.85 - 3.31), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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