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Triportheidae (Hatchet characins) > Triportheinae
Etymology: Triportheus: Greek, tres tria = three + Greek, portheo = to sack (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Albert Karl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther (1830–1914) was a German-born British zoologist, ichthyologist and herpetologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Garman.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: São Francisco River basin.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 130067); max. published weight: 83.00 g (Ref. 130067)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Malabarba, M.C.S.L., 1998. Phylogeny of fossil characiformes and paleobiogrography of the Tremembé formation, São Paulo, Brazil. p. 69-84. In Malabarba, L. R., R. E. Reis R. P. Vari, Z. M. Lucena, and C.A.S. Lucena (Eds). Phylogeny and classification of Neotropical fishes. Edipucrs, Porto Alegre. 603 p. (Ref. 34365)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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