>
Characiformes (Characins) >
Characidae (Characins; tetras) > Stethaprioninae
Etymology: Gymnocharacinus: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, charax = the name of a fish (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Steindachner.
Issue
Illustrated and described in more detail in Steindachner, 1903:18 Pl. 1 (fig. 2). See Géry, 1977:535 and CEAL, 1988:8 for comments. Common names according to Axelrod et al., 1991:1115 and Ortubay & Cussac, 2000:144. Threatened species according to Ortubay & Cussac, 2000:144.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce démersal. Subtropical; 22°C - 26°C (Ref. 35685); 35°S - 36°S
South America: Valcheta stream in Rio Negro basin, Southern Argentina.
Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm 3.8  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.5 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 38376)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 0; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 12; Épines anales: 0; Rayons mous anaux: 19. Entirely naked (scale only shown on lateral line in specimens > 5 cm TL; head profile obtuse. Color is dark brown, greenish, the belly is cream; there is a copper-colored band on the flanks (Ref. 35685).
Medium sized fish considered to be the most southern characid living in temperate waters. Young with very tiny soft and delicate scales which are reabsorbed into the skin making the skin greasy and often with granulated or spongy appearance (Ref. 7252).
Ortubay, S. and V. Cussac, 2000. Threatened fishes of the world: Gymnocharacinus bergi Steindachner, 1903 (Characidae). Environ. Biol. Fishes 58:144. (Ref. 35685)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: sans intérêt; Aquarium: Commercial
Outils
Articles particuliers
Télécharger en XML
Sources Internet
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00724 (0.00310 - 0.01692), b=3.18 (2.98 - 3.38), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Generation time: 1.7 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 2
growth studies.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (tm=1).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (22 of 100).