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Sternopygidae (Glass knifefishes)
Etymology: Distocyclus: Greek, distokylos = that has two circles (Ref. 45335); guchereauae: Named for Miss Corinne Guchereau..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce benthopélagique. Tropical
South America: Litany and Tampoc rivers, Maroni drainage in French Guiana.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 33.1 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 97632)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Rayons mous anaux: 184 - 187; Vertèbres: 56 - 84. Distocyclus guchereauae is distinguished by having grey color with several longitudinal lightly dark lines and the lowest being regularly striped, 13-14 precaudal vertebrae, 184-187 anal-fin rays in the undamaged specimens, a triangular head with a snout short (less than one third of the head length), a terminal mouth and the anus located straight below the eyes (Ref. 97632).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Meunier, F.J., M. Jégu and P. Keith, 2014. Distocyclus guchereauae a new species of Neotropical electric fish, (Gymnotiformes: Sternopygidae), from French Guiana. Cybium 38(3):223-230. (Ref. 97632)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00363 (0.00172 - 0.00768), b=2.97 (2.78 - 3.16), 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
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (23 of 100).