Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
; sötvatten bentopelagisk. Tropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 12468)
South America: Amazon River basin.
Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 117 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 40637); publicerad maxvikt: 17.8 kg (Ref. 40637)
Apparently carnivorous, probably ichthyophagous. Maximum length reported to reach 40 cm TL (Ref. 12468).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver
Toledo-Piza, M., 2003. Cynodontidae (Cynodotids). p. 234-237. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 38270)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fiskeri: mindre kommeriell; sportfisk: ja; Akvarium: Offentliga akvarier
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5664 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00631 (0.00334 - 0.01192), b=3.20 (3.03 - 3.37), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 4.5 ±0.5 se; based on diet studies.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High to very high vulnerability (70 of 100).