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Curimatidae (Toothless characins)
Etymology: Curimatella: A locality in Brasil, in Piaui State and local name for a fish; it also exist "curimbatá" and "curimba", diminutive.
Eponymy: Dr Adolf Bernhard (né Aron Baruch) Meyer (1840–1911) was an anthropologist, entomologist and ornithologist who studied at the Universities of Göttingen, Vienna, Zürich and Berlin. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Steindachner.
Issue
See Vari (1992:20) for detailed description.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce bentopelágico. Tropical
South America: Central and upper Amazon River basin.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.4 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 125975); peso máximo publicado: 171.90 g (Ref. 125975)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 11 - 12; Radios blandos anales: 9 - 10; Vértebra: 35 - 37.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Vari, R.P., 1992. Systematics of the neotropical characiform genus Curimatella Eigenmann and Eigenmann (Pisces: Ostariophysi), with summary comments on the Curimatidae. Smithson. Contrib. Zool. 533:48 p. (Ref. 28798)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01514 (0.00913 - 0.02509), b=3.06 (2.93 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 2.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (12 of 100).
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