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Trichomycteridae (Pencil or parasitic catfishes) > Stegophilinae
Etymology: Megalocentor: Greek, megas, megalos = great + Greek, kentor, oros = sting, bites (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Οικολογία
; Γλυκού νερού βενθοπελαγικό. Tropical
South America: Amazon and Orinoco basins.
Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.8 cm SL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 28874)
Short description
Κλείδες προσδιορισμού | Μορφολογία | Μορφομετρία
Μαλακές ραχιαίες ακτίνες (συνολικά) : 9; Μαλακές εδρικές ακτίνες: 7.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Αναπαραγωγή | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Προνύμφες
de Pinna, M.C.C. de. and H.A. Britski, 1991. Megalocentor, a new genus of parasitic catfish from the Amazon basin: the sister group of Apomatoceros (Trichomycteridae: Stegophilinae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 2(2):113-128. (Ref. 28874)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Εργαλεία
Special reports
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Διαδικτυακές πηγές
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00380 (0.00146 - 0.00990), b=3.08 (2.86 - 3.30), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref.
69278): 4.6 ±0.8 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).