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Characidae (Characins; tetras) > Characinae
Etymology: Roeboides: Latin, rubus, ruber, reddish.
Eponymy: Dr Theodore W Bouchelle (d: 1935) was the surgeon and metallurgist of the Eden Mining Company, Nicaragua. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Fowler.
Taxonomic Remarks
See Lucena (2000) for taxonomic revision of the trans-andean species.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
; zoet water benthopelagisch. Subtropical; 21°C - 36°C (Ref. 36880)
Central America: Pacific slope rivers from west of the Sona Peninsula, Panama, to Coto River, north through the Parrita-Quepos region of Costa Rica to extreme west of Mexico, and on the Atlantic slope from rivers of Nicaragua (Managuá lake) and Honduras.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.2 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 36811)
Typical of quiet waters in creeks and shorelines of larger rivers where there is low to moderate current. Found in slightly brackish waters at sea level and in waters up to 610 m elevation, though generally more abundant below 200 m. Food consists of fish scales, including those of other characins, cichlid and others, and aquatic insects (Ref. 36880).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Lucena, C.A.S., 1998. Relaçocões filogenéticas e definição do género Roeboides, Günther (Ostariophysi; Characiformes; Characidae). Comun. Mus. Ciênc. Tecnol. PUCRS, Sér. Zool. Porto Alegre (CMCT), 11:19-59. (Ref. 34411)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00444 - 0.02253), b=3.09 (2.89 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.9 ±0.64 se; based on food items.
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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