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Characidae (Characins; tetras) > Characinae
Etymology: Galeocharax: Greek, galeos = a kind of shark + Greek, charax = a marine fish without identification (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Valenciennes.
Issue
See Menezes (1976: 41) for detailed description.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce bentopelágico. Tropical
South America: Paraguay and lower Parana River basins (Ref. 35496). Reported from the Uruguay River, Brazil (Ref. 79585).
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.6 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 126299); peso máximo publicado: 346.90 g (Ref. 79585)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Menezes, N.A., 1976. On the Cynopotaminae, a new subfamily of Characidae (Osteichthyes, Ostariophysi, Characoidei). Arq. Zool. (Sao Paulo) 28(2):1-91. (Ref. 35496)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
Special reports
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00603 (0.00360 - 0.01008), b=3.14 (2.99 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (21 of 100).