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Acestrorhamphidae (American tetras) > Rhoadsiinae
Etymology: Rhoadsia: Because of Samuel N. Rhodes, naturalist and explorer. Personal communication of Alexandre Cardoso(*), cited by Fowler, H.W., 1911, "New fresh water fish from western Ecuador. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 63, 493-520.
Eponymy: Samuel Nicholson Rhoads (1862–1952) was an American vertebrate taxonomist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Eigenmann & Henn.
Issue
See Géry (1977:538) for a comparison among species.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: Pacific drainage basins in western Ecuador.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.4 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 38501)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Cardoso, A.R., 2003. Subfamily Rhoadsiinae (Characins, tetras). p. 213-214. 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. 38501)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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