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Rhamphichthyidae (Sand knifefishes)
Etymology: Rhamphichthys: Greek, rhamphos = bill, peak + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335); drepanium: drepanium to refer to the sickle-shaped pattern of the upper part of the oblique transversal dark bars of the body (Ref. 35403).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
البيئة
; المياه العذبة قاعية التغذية و المعيشة. Tropical
South America: Amazon, and Orinoco basins.
الحجم / وزن / العمر
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 45.0 cm SL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 35403)
وصف مختصر
مفاتيح التعريف | الوصف الخارجي | قياسات المظهر الخارجي
الأشواك الظهرية (المجموع) : 0; الأشعة الظهرية الناعمة (المجموع) : 0. Swim-bladder in adults reduced to a small narrow tube-like body generally thick-walled; oblique transversal dark bars interrupted dorsally, not crossing or reaching the sagittal line, the upper extremities of these bars being widened resembling the form of a small sickle. Anal fin rays 308-417; no caudal fin (Ref. 30543).
Life cycle and mating behavior
النضج | التكاثر | وضع البيض | بيض | الخصوبة | Larvae
Triques, M.L., 1999. Three new species of Rhamphichthys Müller et Troschel, 1846 (Ostariophysi: Gymnnotiformes: Rhamphichthyidae). Rev. Fr. Aquariol. 26(1-2):1-6. (Ref. 35403)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
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مصادر علي الأنترنت
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5010 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00263 (0.00101 - 0.00685), b=3.05 (2.82 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
مستوى غذائي (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100).
