Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
; zoet water demersaal; pH range: 6.0 - 7.8; dH range: ? - 25. Subtropical; 20°C - 22°C (Ref. 2060)
South America: Amazon, Maroni, Orinoco, and Paraná River basins.
Lengte bij maturiteit / Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm 31.6  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 61.0 cm TL (female); max. gepubliceerd gewicht: 2.7 kg (Ref. 111728)
Rather rare, confined to the deeper and slow-moving parts of large rivers together with some Loricaria and Potamotrygon. Its body shape and color pattern are perfectly adapted to the muddy bottom where they stay (Ref. 35381). Feeds on benthic organisms and fish. The position of the eyes and the shape of the mouth of this piscivorous fish give to its stalking mode of hunting (Ref. 35381).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturities | Voortplanting | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven
Lundberg, J.G. and M.W. Littmann, 2003. Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes). p. 432-446. 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. 36506)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: commercieel; Aquarium: Publieke aquaria
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Estimates based on models
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00676 (0.00575 - 0.00794), b=3.12 (3.07 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 4.5 ±0.80 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 4.9 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (45 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 49.7 [19.0, 141.3] mg/100g; Iron = 1.31 [0.68, 2.81] mg/100g; Protein = 18 [16, 20] %; Omega3 = 0.455 [0.195, 1.071] g/100g; Selenium = 36.7 [14.8, 83.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 28.3 [9.5, 87.8] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.674 [0.449, 0.997] mg/100g (wet weight); based on
nutrient studies.