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Characiformes (Characins) >
Acestrorhamphidae (American tetras) > Pristellinae
Etymology: Gymnocorymbus: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek,korymb = summit, cluster of fruits and flowers (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Carl Ternetz (1870–1928) was a Swiss-born ichthyologist and naturalist who first collected near Basel (1892) and subsequently collected in South America over a period of more than thirty years (from c. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Boulenger.
Taxonomic Remarks
See Britski et. al. (1999:32) for description.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
; agua dulce pelágico; pH range: 6.0 - 8.0; dH range: 5 - 19. Subtropical; 20°C - 26°C (Ref. 1672); 11°S - 30°S, 64°W - 48°W
South America: Paraguay and Guaporé River basins to Argentina (Ref. 9086).
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.5 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 81048)
Adults occur in the middle and upper water layers. They feed on worms, small crustaceans and insects (Ref. 7020). Migratory behaviour is undetermined (Ref. 126106). Aquarium keeping: in groups of 5 or more individuals; minimum aquarium size 60 cm (Ref. 51150).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Lima, F.C.T., L.R. Malabarba, P.A. Buckup, J.F. Pezzi da Silva, R.P. Vari, A. Harold, R. Benine, O.T. Oyakawa, C.S. Pavanelli, N.A. Menezes, C.A.S. Lucena, M.C.S.L. Malabarba, Z.M.S. Lucena, R.E. Reis, F. Langeani, C. Moreira et al. …, 2003. Genera Incertae Sedis in Characidae. p. 106-168. 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. 38376)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: muy comercial; Acuario: muy comercial
Herramientas
Informes especiales
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.00791 - 0.05033), b=2.97 (2.75 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.1 ±0.32 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (tm<1).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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