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Common names: Cachorra facão, Cachorra gata, Cachorrão
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: Ferreira, E.J.G., J. Zuanon and G.M. dos Santos, 1996
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Recorded from the Caracu and Sao Pedro streams, both tributaries of the Paraná river (Ref. 26076), and the Uruguay River (Ref. 79585). Also Ref. 12202, 38270.
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: Pavanelli, C.S. and E.P. Caramaschi, 1997
National Database:

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> Characiformes (Characins) > Cynodontidae (Dogtooth characins)
Etymology: Rhaphiodon: Greek, rhamphos = bill, peak + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Spix & Agassiz.

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

; acqua dolce pelagico. Tropical

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

South America: Amazon, Orinoco, and Paraná River basins (Paraná, Paraguay and Uruguay rivers) and rivers of Guyana.

Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m 31.5 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 80.0 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 81048); peso massimo pubblicato: 2.1 kg (Ref. 40637)

Apparently carnivorous, probably ichthyophagous. Maximum length reported to reach 64 cm SL (Ref. 26147).

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Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore : Toledo-Piza, Mônica | Collaboratori

Toledo-Piza, M., 2003. Cynodontidae (Cynodotids). p. 234-237. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 38270)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 14 July 2020

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Pesca: scarso interesse commerciale; Pesce da pesca sportiva: si; Acquario: Acquari pubblici

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 1.0039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00324 (0.00201 - 0.00520), b=3.18 (3.04 - 3.32), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 4.5 ±0.80 se; based on food items.

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): High vulnerability (59 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Rhaphiodon vulpinus Spix & Agassiz, 1829