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Chilodontidae (Headstanders)
Etymology: Chilodus: Greek, cheilos = lip + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: M. (probably Monsieur) Zunêve is stated to have been a service agent, Eaux et Forêts (Waters and Forests), French Guiana. He provided the holotype, but we have been unable to find anything more about him. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Issue
Redescription by Isbrücker & Nijssen (1988).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
; zoet water pelagisch. Tropical
South America: French Guiana, Sinnamary, Approuague, and Oyapock River basins.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.7 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 37477)
Occurs in swamps but also found in creeks and rivers.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Planquette, P., P. Keith and P.-Y. Le Bail, 1996. Atlas des poissons d'eau douce de Guyane. Tome 1. Collection du Patrimoine Naturel Volume 22, MNHN, Paris & INRA, Paris. 429 p. (Ref. 12225)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
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Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5664 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01202 (0.00470 - 0.03074), b=3.01 (2.79 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.37 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).