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Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Loricariinae
Etymology: Fonchiiichthys: Perhaps after Fonchi Chang, ichthyologist at Natural History Museum, Perú. She died in an expedition to Pastaza river, northern Perú in August, 2000.
Eponymy: Fonchi Ingrid Chang Matzunaga, Peruvian ichthyologist (1963–1999). (See Chang) (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Kner.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
; air tawar dasar (demersal). Tropical; 29°C - ? (Ref. 36880)
Central America: Atlantic and Pacific versant rivers.
Size / Weight / umur
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.5 cm SL jantan/; (Ref. 36389)
Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Inhabits rivers and creeks of moderate velocity between 20 and 160 m elevation, living fixed to branches or stones where they scrape off algae and its attached microbiota. Feeds mainly on detritus and some aquatic invertebrates (Ref. 36880).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Kematangan | Reproduksi, perkembang biakan | Pemijahan | telur-telur | Fecundity | Larva
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2003. Loricariidae - Loricariinae (Armored catfishes). p. 330-350. 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. 36389)
Status IUCN Red List (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
ancaman kepada manusia
Harmless
penggunaan manusia
Alat, peralatan
laporan khas
muat turun XML
Sumber internet
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00181 - 0.00834), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.7 ±0.24 se; based on food items.
Daya lenting (Ref.
120179): sedang, Waktu penggandaan populasi minimum 1.4 - 4.4 tahun (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).