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Siluriformes (Catfishes) >
Diplomystidae (Velvet catfishes)
Etymology: Olivaichthys: Latin, oliva = olive + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
Issue
First regarded as a valid species in Azpelicueta (1994a), redescribed in Azelpelicueta (1994b).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Temperate
South America: Colorado River and tributaries; Desaguadero-Salado basin, including the rivers San Juan, Mendoza, Tunuyán and temporary environments connected to those rivers.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26662)
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Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628. (Ref. 58032)
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 = 0.6328 [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): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (17 of 100).