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Trichomycteridae (Pencil or parasitic catfishes) > Trichomycterinae
Etymology: Trichomycterus: Greek, thrix = hair + Greek, mykter, -eros = nose (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
; sötvatten bentopelagisk. Tropical; 15°S - 16°S
South America: Olhos d' Agua Cave in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 4 - ? cm
Max length : 8.3 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 32807); rapporterad maxålder: 7 år (Ref. 28190)
A cave-restricted species. Found mostly near the bottom and in the water column. Breeding is synchronized with the rainy season for maximum survival of the young (Ref. 32807).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver
Breeding is seasonal.
Proudlove, G.S., 1998. Checklist of cave-dwelling fishes of the world, to 1998. Unpublished. (Ref. 27299)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fiskeri: saknar intresse
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00851 (0.00358 - 0.02025), b=2.93 (2.74 - 3.12), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.43 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 2.6 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Mycket låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mer än 14 år (tmax= 7; K= 0.02;).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).