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Diplomystidae (Velvet catfishes)
Etymology: Diplomystes: Greek, diploos = twice + Greek, mystax, -akos = lip (Ref. 45335).
Issue
Redescribed in Arratia (1987); either endangered or extinct.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; Água doce demersal. Subtropical; 17°S - 56°S
South America: Rivers near Valparaiso and Santiago, central Chile.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 23.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 35365)
Descrição suscinta
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 2; Raios dorsais (total) : 7; Raios anais : 12 - 15; Vértebras: 41 - 43.
Important food fish and is referred to in books and the popular press.
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas
de Pinna, M.C.C., 1998. Phylogenetic relationships of neotropical Siluriformes (Teleostei: Ostariophysi): historical overview and synthesis of hypotheses. p. 279-330. In L.R. Malabarba, R.E. Reis, R.P. Vari, Z.M.S. Lucena and C.A.S. Lucena (eds.) Phylogeny and classification of neotropical fishes. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS. (Ref. 33205)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)
Uso pelos humanos
Pescarias: espécies comerciais; peixe esportivo: sim
Ferramentas
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Estimates based on models
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5703 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (13 of 100).