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Gymnotidae (Naked-back knifefishes) > Gymnotinae
Etymology: Gymnotus: Greek, gymnos = naked (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Silvio de Almeida Toledo Filho is a pioneering ichthyologist researching into the electro-biology of the genus Gymnotus from southeastern Brazil at the Department of Biology and Genetics, Biosciences Institute, University of São Paulo. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce benthopelagico. Tropical
South America: Ribeira de Iguape, Paraíba do Sul, and Pardo River basins in Brazil.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 42.0 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 100741)
Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Albert, J.S., F.M. Fernandes-Matioli and L.F. de Almeida-Toledo, 1999. New species of Gymnotus (Gymnotiformes, Teleostei) from southeastern Brazil: toward the deconstruction of Gymnotus carapo. Copeia 1999(2):410-421. (Ref. 35453)
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=0.00389 (0.00221 - 0.00684), b=2.96 (2.79 - 3.13), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (41 of 100).