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Characidae (Characins; tetras) > Cheirodontinae
Etymology: Cheirodon: Greek, cheir = hand + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Piedro Galusda was the superintendent of the state hatchery at Lautaro, Chile, where he planned the collecting of fish during Eigenmann’s expedition. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Eigenmann.
Issue
See Eigenmann (1928:44) for detailed description. Redescribed in Campos (1982:141).
Environment: milieu / Zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / distribution range
Ecologia
; Água doce bentopelágico; pH range: 6.5 - 7.2; dH range: ? - 15. Subtropical; 18°C - 22°C (Ref. 2060); 30°S - 45°S
South America: Pacific versant basins in middle Chile.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.9 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 37055)
Raios anais : 12 - 18. Suborbital large, with naked zone posteriorly. Maxilla smaller than 1/2 eye diameter. Broadest teeth with 5 cusp. Predorsal line fully scaled. No caudal gland or modified scales in adult male. Interhaemal spines 16 to 26, forming keel on lower edge of caudal peduncle.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Géry, J., 1977. Characoids of the world. Neptune City ; Reigate : T.F.H. [etc.]; 672 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 23 cm. (Ref. 598)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Ameaça para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
Pescarias: sem interesse; Aquário: Espécies comerciais
Ferramentas
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Estimates based on models
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5010 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01349 (0.00511 - 0.03560), b=3.05 (2.83 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 2.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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