You can sponsor this page

Megalodoras uranoscopus (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888)

Uploaden van uw Foto's en video's
Pictures | Google afbeelding
Image of Megalodoras uranoscopus
Megalodoras uranoscopus
Picture by Sabaj Pérez, M.H.

Classificatie / Names Lokale namen | Synoniemen | Catalog of Fishes(Genus, Soort(en)) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Doradidae (Thorny catfishes) > Doradinae
Etymology: Megalodoras: Greek, megas, megalos = great + Greek, doras = skin (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Eigenmann & Eigenmann.

Issue
Species-level distinctiveness of Tocantins and Amazonas Megalodoras not investigated.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologie

; zoet water demersaal. Tropical; 22°C - 25°C (Ref. 2059)

Verspreiding Landen | FAO regio's | Ecosystemen | Voorkomen | Point map | Introducties | Faunafri

South America: Amazon, Tocantins and Essequibo River basins.

Lengte bij maturiteit / Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: Lm ?, range 54 - ? cm
Max length : 53.0 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 9081); 60.0 cm SL (female); common length : 49.0 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 9081); max. gepubliceerd gewicht: 2.9 kg (Ref. 9081); max. gepubliceerd gewicht: 2.9 kg

Biologie     Verklarende woordenlijst (bv. epibenthic)

Occurs in small groups and occasionally forms schools. Inhabits rivers. Is mainly diurnal. Feeds on the fruits of Licania longipetala and Astrocaryum jauary. Also feeds on pulmonate snails (Ref. 9086).

Levenscyclus en paargedrag Maturities | Voortplanting | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven

Hoofdreferentie Upload your references | Referenties | Coördinator : Ferraris, Jr., Carl J. | Medewerkers

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)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Niet bedreigd (LC) ; Date assessed: 30 July 2020

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Gevaar voor de mens

  Harmless





Gebruik door de mens

Visserij: commercieel
FAO - Publication: search | FishSource |

Meer informatie

Trophic ecology
Voedselitems
Diet compositions
Food consumptions
Food rations
Predatoren
Ecology
Ecologie
Population dynamics
Growths
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Lengtefrequenties
Mass conversions
Recruitments
Abundances
Life cycle
Voortplanting
Maturities
Fecundities
Spawnings
Spawning aggregations
Egg(s)
Egg developments
Larven
Larvale populatiedynamiek
Distribution
Landen
FAO regio's
Ecosystemen
Voorkomen
Introducties
BRUVS - Videos
Anatomy
Gill areas
Hersenen
Otolieten
Physiology
Body compositions
Nutrients
Oxygen consumptions
Zwemtype
Swimming speeds
Visual pigment(s)
Visgeluiden
Diseases / Parasites
Toxicities (LC50s)
Genetics
Genetica
Electrophoreses
Heritabilities
Human related
Aquaculture systems
Aquacultuurprofielen
Kweeklijnen
Ciguatera cases
Stamps, coins, misc.
Outreach
Medewerkers
References
Referenties

Tools

Speciale rapporten

Download XML

Internetbronnen

AFORO (otoliths) | Aquatic Commons | BHL | Cloffa | BOLDSystems | Websites from users | Bekijk FishWatcher | CISTI | Catalog of Fishes: Genus, Soort(en) | DiscoverLife | ECOTOX | FAO - Publication: search | Faunafri | Fishipedia | Fishtrace | GenBank: genoom, nucleotide | GloBI | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | IGFA World Record | MitoFish | Otolith Atlas of Taiwan Fishes | PubMed | Reef Life Survey | Socotra Atlas | Tree of Life | Wikipedia: ga naar, zoek | World Records Freshwater Fishing | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.7500   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00559 - 0.01790), b=3.06 (2.90 - 3.22), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278):  2.7   ±0.39 se; based on food items.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179):  Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate to high vulnerability (49 of 100).
Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.