Classification / Names
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Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical, preferred ?
South America: Rio Magdalena and Lago Maracaibo basin.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 96636); max. published weight: 44.20 g (Ref. 96636)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 10-11;
Anal
soft rays: 49 - 53. Fewer lateral line scales (58-59, versus 64-70 in G. maracaiboensis and 68-75 in G. atratoensis), fewer scale rows between lateral line and anal-fin origin (9-11, versus 12-14 in G. maracaiboensis and 13-16 in G. atratoensis) and fewer scale rows around caudal peduncle (19, versus 21-23 in G. maracaiboensis and 21-23 in G. atratoensis).
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. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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