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Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Hypostominae
Etymology: Pterygoplichthys: Greek, pterygion, diminutive of pteryx = wing, fin + Greek, hoplon = weapon + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
Issue
Complementary description in Weber (1992:12).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce démersal. Tropical
South America: Madeira River basin. Introduced to countries outside its native range.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 70.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 56962)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 10 - 14; Rayons mous anaux: 3 - 5.
Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Typically from floodplain lakes, swamps and borrow pits, in poorly-oxygenated waters and must rely on air breathing for long periods of time. Has a specialized (enlarged) stomach which appear to function as accessory respiratory organs (Ref. 58517).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Nelson, J.S., E.J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Pérez, L.T. Findley, C.R. Gilbert, R.N. Lea and J.D. Williams, 2004. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 29, Bethesda, Maryland. ix, 386 p. + 1 CD. (Ref. 52299)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Potential pest (Ref. 56962)
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial; Aquarium: Commercial
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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=0.02570 (0.01537 - 0.04300), b=2.94 (2.80 - 3.08), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Assuming Tmax >3).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (48 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 88 [48, 171] mg/100g; Iron = 1.27 [0.71, 2.24] mg/100g; Protein = 16.2 [15.1, 17.4] %; Omega3 = 0.273 [0.106, 0.701] g/100g; Selenium = 126 [53, 312] μg/100g; VitaminA = 21.9 [7.5, 60.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.62 [1.07, 2.41] mg/100g (wet weight);
