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Lebiasinidae (Pencilfishes) > Pyrrhulininae
Eponymy: Edward Drinker Cope (1840–1897) was an American palaeontologist, anatomist, herpetologist and ichthyologist. [...] This is a toponym; generally referring to the Río Meta in the Colombian and Venezuelan Orinoco River system. In the case of the Tyttocharax it refers to Meta State, eastern Colombia. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Eigenmann.
Issue
This species occurs in the llanos regions of Colombia and Venezuela. It has been mistakenly recorded from the Amazon of Brazil and Peru, but the species there is C. nigrofasciata.
Zarske and Géry, 1997:15, Taphorn, 1992:464.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce benthopélagique; pH range: 5.8 - 7.5; dH range: ? - 25. Tropical; 23°C - 27°C (Ref. 1672)
South America: upper Orinoco and upper Negro River basins.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.4 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 37104)
Found in weedy river bays.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Géry, J., 1977. Characoids of the world. Neptune City ; Reigate : T.F.H. [etc.]; 672 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 23 cm. (Ref. 598)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial; Aquarium: Commercial
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5020 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00631 (0.00270 - 0.01474), b=3.08 (2.88 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Fec = 200-300).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).