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Characidae (Characins; tetras) > Characinae
Etymology: Roeboides: Latin, rubus, ruber, reddish.
Eponymy: Dr Francis Day CIE (1829–1889) was Inspector-General of Fisheries in India (1871–1877) and Burma and an ichthyologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Steindachner.
Issue
See Lucena (2000) for taxonomic revision of the trans-andean species.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Οικολογία
; Γλυκού νερού βενθοπελαγικό; pH range: 6.0 - 7.5; dH range: 10 - 20; ποταμόδρομος. Tropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 12468)
Central and South America: Rivers of the Atlantic drainage of the extreme northeast of Panama, through the San Blas region and the Atrato River basin to the Magdalena-Cauca drainage system.
Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.7 cm SL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 96636); μεγ. δημοσιευμένο βάρος: 24.50 g (Ref. 96636)
Prefers slightly turbid standing water. Feeds on invertebrates (Ref. 26543).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Αβγά | Γονιμότητα | Προνύμφες
Lucena, C.A.S. and N.A. Menezes, 2003. Subfamily Characinae (Characins, tetras). p. 200-208. 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. 36811)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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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=0.00813 (0.00471 - 0.01403), b=3.09 (2.94 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.44 se; based on food items.
Ελαστικότητα (Ref.
120179): Υψηλό, ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού < 15 μήνες (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).