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Etymology: Pseudohemiodon: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, hemi = half + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335); unillano: Species name from Latin prefix 'uni' meaning one, unique, and from the Spanish word 'llano' meaning a plain terrain; alluding to the savannas or plains crossed by tributaries and the Orinoco River in Colombia and Venezuela (Ref. 128488).
Issue
Previously, this species is erroneously identified as P. laticeps (Ref. 128488).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / गहराई सीमा / distribution range
पारिस्थितिकी
; स्वच्छ जल, अलवण जल ड़िमरसल. Tropical
South America: Colombia and Venezuela.
आकार / वज़न / Age
परिपक्व अवधि: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.1 cm SL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 128488)
Short description
पहचान कुंजी | आकृति विज्ञान | मौरफोमैटरिक्स
पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 7; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 5. This species can be distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: abdomen completely covered with small to medium-sized, irregularly shaped plates; area in front of gill opening without plates, ventrally; head with straight sides; and head and caudal peduncle narrower. Colouration: color pattern of dorsal body is uniform light brown without transversal dark bands, mostly in the caudal peduncle (Ref. 128488).
Cross section: oval.
Inhabits rivers and flooded areas at altitudes 135 to 334 m asl, in areas with gentle slope and sandy or clay bottoms (Ref. 128488).
Life cycle and mating behavior
परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | अंडे | Fecundity | लार्वा
Rojas-Molina, Y.A., F. Provenzano-Rizzi and H. Ramírez-Gil, 2019. A new species of whiptail armored catfish, genus Pseudohemiodon (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Orinoco River basin, Llanos region of Colombia and Venezuela Neotropical Ichthyology 17(2):e180160. (Ref. 128488)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
साधन
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इंटरनेट स्रोत
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (संदर्भ
82804): PD
50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00181 - 0.00834), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (संदर्भ
69278): 2.4 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
लौटाव (संदर्भ
120179): माध्यम, न्यूनतम जनसंख्या दुगनी होने का समय 1.4 - 4.4 वर्ष। (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (14 of 100).
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