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Osteoglossidae (Arowanas)
Etymology: Osteoglossum: Greek, osteon = bone + Greek, glossa = tongue (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira (1756–1815) was the first Brazilian naturalist to explore the Amazon and Pantanal biomes in the states of Pará and Mato Grosso (1783–1792), sponsored by the Portuguese government; he became known as the Brazilian Humbold [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
البيئة
; المياه العذبة قاعية التغذية و المعيشة. Tropical; 24°C - 30°C (Ref. 1672)
South America: Negro River basin.
الحجم / وزن / العمر
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 90.0 cm TL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 50892)
Life cycle and mating behavior
النضج | التكاثر | وضع البيض | بيض | الخصوبة | Larvae
Carries eggs in its mouth (Ref. 56180).
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2003. Osteoglossidae (Arowanas). p. 30. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 50892)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
استخدامات بشرية
مصائد: مصائد تستهلك محلينا; حوض مائي: احواض مائية عامة
أدوات
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مصادر علي الأنترنت
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7656 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00479 (0.00240 - 0.00955), b=3.08 (2.90 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
مستوى غذائي (Ref.
69278): 2.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (56 of 100).
