Issue
Redescription by Isbrücker & Nijssen (1988).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; pelagic; pH range: 6.0 - 7.0; dH range: ? - 10. Tropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 1672)
South America: Amazon River basin, Apeú River, Pará State, Guyana, Suriname, and western Orinoco River basin.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 111518); max. published weight: 70.50 g (Ref. 111518)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Vari, R.P. and S.J. Raredon, 2003. Chilodontidae (Headstanders). p. 85-86. 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. 37477)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
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