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Auchenipteridae (Driftwood catfishes) > Centromochlinae
Etymology: Gelanoglanis: Greek, gelanes, -es, -es = happy, smiling + Greek, glanis = a fish that can eat the bait without touching the hook; a cat fish (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce démersal; pH range: 8.0 - ?; profondeur 1 - 2 m (Ref. 58018). Tropical
South America: Meta, Apure and Masparro River basins.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.6 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 32901)
Inhabits whitewater streams and rivers. Found in near-shore areas with sand and gravel bottoms in moderate to fairly swift current. Matures at 2.2-3.6 cm SL.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Soares-Porto, L.M., S.J. Walsh, L.G. Nico and J.M. Netto, 1999. A new species of Gelanoglanis from the Orinoco and Amazon river basins, with comments on miniaturization within the genus (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae: Centromochlinae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 10(1):63-72. (Ref. 32901)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
