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Auchenipteridae (Driftwood catfishes) > Auchenipterinae
Etymology: Auchenipterus: Greek, auchen = neck + Greek, pteryx = fin (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Fowler.
Issue
Redescribed in Ferraris & Vari (1999).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce bentopelágico. Tropical
South America: Upper and middle Amazon and Orinoco River basins and coastal rivers of Guyana.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.4 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 37098)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Ferraris, C.J. Jr. and R.P. Vari, 1999. The South American catfish genus Auchenipterus Valenciennes, 1840 (Ostariophysi: Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae): monophyly and relationships, with a revisionary study. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. (126):387-450. (Ref. 35558)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5005 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00891 (0.00502 - 0.01581), b=3.01 (2.85 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.5 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 (20 of 100).