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Etymology: Hemigrammus: Greek, hemi = half + Greek, gramma = letter, signal (Ref. 45335); taphorni: Named for Donald C. Taphorn, collector of this new species and whose work has greatly contributed to the knowledge of Neotropical ichthyology.
Eponymy: Dr Donald Charles Taphorn Baechle (d: 1951) is an American zoologist and ichthyologist who lives in Venezuela and whose major interest is Venezuelan freshwater fish. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: Río Caura, Venezuela.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 72397)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal soft rays: 24 - 25. Diagnosed from all congeners by the combination of the following characters: elongate dorsal fin (more evident in adult males) with an anterior dark area; concentration of dark pigments on the distal portion of the second through fourth branched anal-fin rays (resulting in a dark dash in this area); presence of a single humeral spot and caudal spot reaching the tip of the middle caudal-fin rays; premaxillary teeth of the outer row bearing only three cusps; three scale rows below the lateral line (Ref. 72397).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Benine, R.C. and G.A.M. Lopes, 2007. A new species of Hemigrammus Gill, 1858 (Characiformes: Characidae) from Río Caura, Venezuela. Zootaxa 1610:53-59. (Ref. 72397)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01202 (0.00496 - 0.02912), b=3.10 (2.92 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
