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Characiformes (Characins) >
Acestrorhamphidae (American tetras) > Megalamphodinae
Etymology: Makunaima: Also spelled as Macunaima or Makonaima is a god of creation in the mythology of several Amazonian tribes and according to legend, Makunaima created the animals and a great tree from which all food plants grew.
Eponymy: Dr Henri François Pittier (1857–1950) was a Swiss-born geographer, linguist, ethnographer and botanist who moved to Costa Rica (1887). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Eigenmann.
Issue
See Géry (1977: 446) for identification key.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / intervalo de profundidade / distribution range
Ecologia
; Água doce bentopelágico; pH range: 6.0 - 7.0; dH range: 5 - 12. Tropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 1672)
South America: Lake Valencia basin in Venezuela.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.0 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 38376)
Feeds on worms, crustaceans and insects (Ref. 7020). Aquarium keeping: in groups of 5 or more individuals; minimum aquarium size 80 cm (Ref. 51539).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Lima, F.C.T., L.R. Malabarba, P.A. Buckup, J.F. Pezzi da Silva, R.P. Vari, A. Harold, R. Benine, O.T. Oyakawa, C.S. Pavanelli, N.A. Menezes, C.A.S. Lucena, M.C.S.L. Malabarba, Z.M.S. Lucena, R.E. Reis, F. Langeani, C. Moreira et al. …, 2003. Genera Incertae Sedis in Characidae. p. 106-168. 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. 38376)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Ameaçada (EN) (B2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)); Date assessed: 29 November 2022
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Pescarias: espécies comerciais; Aquário: Espécies comerciais
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
Descarregue XML
Fontes da internet
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01230 (0.00522 - 0.02900), b=3.08 (2.91 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.37 se; based on food items.
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Elevada, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população menor que 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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