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Auchenipteridae (Driftwood catfishes) > Auchenipterinae
Etymology: Ageneiosus: Greek, a = without + greek, geneias, -ados = bear, chin (Ref. 45335); apiaka: Named in honor of the Apiakas, Amerindian ethnic group from the type locality, Teles Pires River upper Tapajos River basin (Ref. 124585).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; pelagic. Tropical
South America: Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 124585)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Anal soft rays: 40 - 42; Vertebrae: 47 - 48. This species can be distinguished by the following set of characters: D I,6; A 40-42 (mode 42); P I,12-14 (mode 12); pelvic fin i,6; total vertebrate 47 or 48; GR 13-16 (mode 14) on anterolateral margin of first branchial arch; caudal fin deeply forked, with pointed lobes; reduced and ossified gas bladder; presence of epaxial musculature covering tympanic area; robust, rigid and sharp pectoral spine; upper jaw extending anterior to the lower jaw by a distance less than the horizontal eye diameter. Colouration: body light in color with a dark stripe extending dorsolaterally from origin of dorsal-fin base to caudal-fin base, usually extending to the middle portion of dorsal lobe of caudal fin; dorsal portion behind eyes, frontals and most of the snout is dark; pectoral fin hyaline to completely dark; pelvic fin hyaline or lightly pigmented by scattered melanophores; anal fin hyaline, usually yellowish at base; caudal fin hyaline, generally yellowish at base, sometimes with scattered pigment on base of caudal-fin lobes (Ref. 124585).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Ribeiro, F.R.V., L.H. Rapp Py-Daniel and S.J. Walsh, 2017. Taxonomic revision of the South American catfish genus Ageneiosus (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae) with the description of four new species. J. Fish Biol. 90:1388-1478. (Ref. 124585)
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 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (15 of 100).
