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Boulengerella lucius (Cuvier, 1816)

Golden pike-characin
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Brazil country information

Common names: Peixe agulha, Pirapoco, Pirapucu
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Amazonas (Rio Urubu, Lago Saracá, Rio Negro, Lago Puraquequara, Rio Marauiá), Pará (Rio Trombetas, mouth of Rio Cuminá-Miri, Río Tapajós and Igarapé tributary to Rio Jamari).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Vari, R.P., 1995
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Kirjohaukitetra, Cuviers Hechtsalmler, Gylden geddetetra, ... more

Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Characiformes (Characins) > Ctenoluciidae (Pike-characids)
Etymology: Boulengerella: From George Albert Boulenger (1858-1937); he revised the works of Günther about Percoidei (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Cuvier.

Issue
Redescribed with synonymy in Vari (1995:69).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

; acqua dolce pelagico; pH range: 6.0 - 7.2; dH range: ? - 15.   Tropical; 23°C - 27°C (Ref. 2060)

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Point map | Introduzioni | Faunafri

South America: Rio Amazonas and Río Orinoco basins.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 43.0 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 125971); peso massimo pubblicato: 640.00 g (Ref. 125971)

Short description Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria

Spine dorsali (totale) : 0; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 10 - 11; Spine anali: 0; Raggi anali molli: 11; Vertebre: 45 - 46. The location of the dorsal fin base distinctly anterior to the vertical through the anal fin origin distinguishes this species from all ctenoluciids except B. cuvieri and B. xyrekes, from which it can be distinguished by the dark pigmentation (spot) on the caudal fin and the pigmentation on the body.

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore : Vari, Richard P. | Collaboratori

Vari, R.P., 1995. The Neotropical fish family Ctenoluciidae (Teleostei: Ostariophysi: Characiformes): supra and intrafamilial phylogenetic relationships, with a revisionary study. Smithson. Contri. Zool. No. 564, 97 p. (Ref. 13118)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 21 October 2020

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

Pesca: commerciale; Acquario: Acquari pubblici
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Fonti Internet

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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5391   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm Total Length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  4.5   ±0.80 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (41 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.