Argentina country information

Common names: Mojarra
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the tributaries of río Paraná (Ref. 56308). Recorded from Diamante in the Lower Paraná River. Occurs in the environs of Buenos Aires, including the Rio de la Plata (Ref. 4537). Also Ref. 598, 38376, 51923.
National Checklist: Argentina
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ar.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Lopez, H.L., R.C. Menni and A.M. Miguelarena, 1987
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Tetra, Red cross fish, Mojarra, ... more

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> Characiformes (Characins) > Characidae (Characins; tetras) > Stethaprioninae
Etymology: Psalidodon: Greek, psalis, -idos = scissors + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Eigenmann.

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

; eau douce benthopélagique. Subtropical

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South America: Paraná and Uruguay River basins.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.2 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 58359)

Occurs in ponds (Ref. 11229). Feeds on worms, crustaceans, insects and plants. Oviparous (Ref. 205). In captivity, spawning occurs among plants and eggs hatch usually in 20 to 24 hours. One of the hardiest tropical fishes for the home aquarium (Ref. 7020). Aquarium keeping: eats plants; in groups of 5 or more individuals; minimum aquarium size 80 cm (Ref. 51539).

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Oviparous (Ref. 205).

Référence principale Upload your references | Références | Coordinateur | Collaborateurs

Terán, G.E., M.F. Benitez and J.M. Mirande, 2020. Opening the Trojan house: phylogeny of Astyanax, two genera and resurrection of Psalidodon (Teleostei: Characidae). Zool. J. Lin. Soc. 190(4):1217-1234. (Ref. 123753)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

Préoccupation mineure (LC) ; Date assessed: 04 March 2021

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Menace pour l'homme

Harmless

Utilisations par l'homme

Pêcheries: hautement commercial; Aquarium: hautement commercial

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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01549 (0.00660 - 0.03634), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Niveau trophique (Ref. 69278): 3.0 ±0.34 se; based on food items.

Résilience (Ref. 120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Psalidodon anisitsi (Eigenmann, 1907)