Common names from other countries
Issue
Recent observations give Myleus setiger Müller & Troschel 1844 different from Myletes pacu Jardine & Schomburgk in Schomburgk 1841 by the number of anal rays. Synonymy above is based on personnal observation and examination of types. Mispelled setifer by Travassos 1952: 157 [38], 245 [137].
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: tributaries of lower and middle Amazon River, Orinoco basin, upper Orinoco River and tributaries, north and eastern Guiana Shield rivers.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 27.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 125983); 28.7 cm SL (female); max. published weight: 1.1 kg (Ref. 125983); max. published weight: 1.1 kg
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Ortega, H. and R.P. Vari, 1986. Annotated checklist of the freshwater fishes of Peru. Smithson. Contrib. Zool. (437):1-25. (Ref. 6329)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02455 (0.01857 - 0.03244), b=3.04 (2.97 - 3.11), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (25 of 100).