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Curimatidae (Toothless characins)
Etymology: Curimatella: A locality in Brasil, in Piaui State and local name for a fish; it also exist "curimbatá" and "curimba", diminutive.
Issue
See Vari (1992:31) for detailed description.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce benthopélagique. Tropical
South America: Orinoco, Amazon, and Tocantins River basins and upper portion of Rupununi River of Essequibo River drainage.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.8 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 111518); poids max. publié: 90.00 g (Ref. 111518)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 11 - 12; Rayons mous anaux: 9 - 10; Vertèbres: 31 - 33.
Inhabits still waters along the margins of lagoons. Feeds on a variety of algae and fungi.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Vari, R.P., 1992. Systematics of the neotropical characiform genus Curimatella Eigenmann and Eigenmann (Pisces: Ostariophysi), with summary comments on the Curimatidae. Smithson. Contrib. Zool. 533:48 p. (Ref. 28798)
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 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01202 (0.00660 - 0.02191), b=2.98 (2.82 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 2.3 ±0.34 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).