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Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Hypostominae
Etymology: Megalancistrus: Greek, megas, megalos = great + Greek, agkistron = hook (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: This is a toponym; Barra is a place near the type locality, Rio São Francisco, Brazil. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Steindachner.
Issue
No later work.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce démersal. Tropical
South America: São Francisco River basin, Brazil.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 41.8 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 130067); poids max. publié: 2.2 kg (Ref. 130067)
Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Fisch-Muller, S., 2003. Loricariidae-Ancistrinae (Armored catfishes). p. 373-400. 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. 36713)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
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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=0.01738 (0.00958 - 0.03153), b=2.98 (2.82 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Faible, temps minimum de doublement de population : 4,5 à 14 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100).