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Characiformes (Characins) >
Acestrorhamphidae (American tetras) > Megalamphodinae
Etymology: Paracheirodon: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, cheir = hand + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Géry.
Issue
Redescribed and figured in Weitzman & Fink (1983).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce pelágico; pH range: 5.5 - 6.0; dH range: ? - 4. Tropical; 23°C - 27°C (Ref. 1672)
South America: Upper Negro and Orinoco River basins.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 38376)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Spawns better in schools than pairs.
Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott, 1991. World fishes important to North Americans. Exclusive of species from the continental waters of the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (21):243 p. (Ref. 4537)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: comercial; Acuario: Comercial
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01148 (0.00540 - 0.02440), b=3.09 (2.92 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.0 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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