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Etymology: Cynopotamus: Greek, kyon = dog + Greek, odous = teeth + Greek, potamos = river (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: The Xinguano are an Amerindian tribe living in Parque Indígena do Xingu; a national park in the Rio Xingu basin, Brazil. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce benthopélagique. Tropical
South America: Brazil. Xingu River basin.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.2 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 1111518); poids max. publié: 35.00 g (Ref. 111518)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Cynopotamus xinguano belongs to the group of species characterized by ii, 9 dorsal-fin rays
[versus ii, 10 in C. argenteus (Valenciennes)] and 91–125 perforated lateral-line scales (versus 85–90 in C. juruenae Menezes) (Menezes, 1976, 1987).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Menezes, N.A., 2007. A new species of Cynopotamus Valenciennes, 1849 (Characiformes, Characidae) with a key to the species of the genus. Zootaxa 1635:55-61. (Ref. 72392)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5002 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00955 (0.00534 - 0.01709), b=3.00 (2.84 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).