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Etymology: Pariosternarchus: Name from the Greek word 'pario' for cheek, referring to the expanded ventrolateral surface of the head, and 'sternarchus', a commonly used name in apteronotid taxonomy; amazonensis: Named for the Amazon River.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce benthopélagique. Tropical
South America: Amazon River channels in Brazil and Peru.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.2 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 57730)
Discharge of its electric organ is unknown. Collected from flooded beaches and deep river channels using seines and trawl nets in the Amazon River, and the mouths of some of its whitewater tributaries(Ref. 57730).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Albert, J.S. and W.G.R. Crampton, 2006. Pariosternarchus amazonensis: a new genus and species of Neotropical electric fish (Gymnotiformes: Apteronotidae) from the Amazon River. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 17(3):267-274. (Ref. 57730)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: sans intérêt
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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=0.01000 (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).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).