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Hemiodontidae (Halftooths)
Etymology: Hemiodus: Greek, hemi = half + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: William Vorderwinkler (1908–1970) was an internationally recognised aquarist and the publisher and editor of Tropical Fish Hobbyist magazine, in which several of Géry›s descriptions appeared. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Géry.
Issue
See Géry (1964: 14, 72, and 74) for description, key, and comparison with other species.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce benthopelagico. Tropical
South America: Xingu, Solimões, and Potaro River basins.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.5 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 111518); peso massimo pubblicato: 48.87 g (Ref. 111518)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Distinct pairing (Ref. 205).
Langeani, F., 1999. New species of Hemiodus (Ostariophysi, Characiformes, Hemiodontidae) from the Rio Tocantins, Brazil, with comments on color patterns and tooth shapes within the species and genus. Copeia 1999(3):718-722. (Ref. 31397)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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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=0.00589 (0.00340 - 0.01021), b=3.18 (3.02 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.7 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).