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Auchenipteridae (Driftwood catfishes) > Auchenipterinae
Etymology: Pseudepapterus: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, apteros = without fins (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Ferraris & Vari.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
South America: Caura River basin, Venezuela.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 37098)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Ferraris, C.J. Jr. and R.P. Vari, 2000. The deep-water South American catfish genus Pseudepapterus (Ostariophysi: Auchenipteridae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 11(2):97-112. (Ref. 39326)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).