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Sternopygidae (Glass knifefishes) > Eigenmanninae
Etymology: Eigenmannia: From Eigenmann, 1910, researcher of faunistic studies (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Professor Dr Carl Henry Eigenmann (1863–1927) was a German-born American ichthyologist. [...] This is a toponym, referring to the Cave São Vicentie II, Tocantins River basin, Goiás, Brazil, which is he only known only known area where this species occurs. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
; acqua dolce benthopelagico. Tropical; 13°S - 14°S
South America: Caves in São Vicente River, Tocantins River basin.
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.8 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 115689)
A cave-restricted species (Ref. 27299).
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
Albert, J.S., 2003. Sternopygidae (Glass knifefishes,Rattail knifefishes). p. 487-491. 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. 39524)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
Pesca: di nessun interesse
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Stime basate su modelli
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00355 (0.00161 - 0.00782), b=2.97 (2.78 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.1 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (11 of 100).
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