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Characiformes (Characins) >
Characidae (Characins; tetras) > Characinae
Etymology: Cynopotamus: Greek, kyon = dog + Greek, odous = teeth + Greek, potamos = river (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Schultz.
Issue
See Menezes (1976: 26) for detailed description.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; Água doce bentopelágico. Subtropical
South America: Paraguay River basin (Ref. 36811). Reported from the upper Paraña (Ref. 56308) and Uruguay River (Ref. 79585).
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 31.5 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 125973); peso máx. Publicado: 333.00 g (Ref. 125973)
Descrição breve
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 2; Raios dorsais moles (total) : 10; Espinhos anais: 4 - 5; Raios anais moles: 42.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas
Lucena, C.A.S. and N.A. Menezes, 2003. Subfamily Characinae (Characins, tetras). p. 200-208. 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. 36811)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
Descarregue XML
Fontes da internet
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5002 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01148 (0.00608 - 0.02169), b=3.03 (2.86 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Médio, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 1,4 - 4,4 anos (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (22 of 100).