Issue
Occurrence in Orinoco basin tentative, dependent upon identification of questionable synonym Oxydoras holdeni Fernández-Yépez; specimens of Oxydoras niger reported from Venezuela by Fernández-Yépez 1968:57 pertain to Oxydoras sifontesi Fernández-Yépez. Species-level distinctiveness of São Francisco and Amazonas Oxydoras not investigated.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce démersal; pH range: 6.0 - 7.8; dH range: ? - 25. Tropical; 21°C - 24°C (Ref. 2060)
South America: Amazon, São Francisco and Essequibo River basins. Possibly in the Orinoco River basin.
Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm 62.5  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 100.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 37054); common length : 59.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 9081); poids max. publié: 11.0 kg (Ref. 40637); poids max. publié: 11.0 kg
Occurs over mud in streams and lakes. Forms schools (Ref. 9084). Feeds on detritus, chironomid and ephemeropteran larvae, and crustaceans (Ref. 9096). Known from temperatures ranging from 24-29.8 °C, pH range of 5-9, and an alkalinity range of 42-142.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Sabaj, M.H. and C.J. Ferraris Jr., 2003. Doradidae (Thorny catfishes). p. 456-469. 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. 37054)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: intérêt commercial mineur; Aquarium: Commercial
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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=0.01122 (0.00680 - 0.01852), b=3.07 (2.93 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 2.8 ±0.29 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Faible, temps minimum de doublement de population : 4,5 à 14 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High to very high vulnerability (73 of 100).