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Phallostethidae (Priapiumfishes)
Etymology: Phenacostethus: Greek,phenax, -akos = decpetive + Greek, stetho, stethion = brest; literal = to prick a little breast (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Hugh McCormick Smith (1865–1941) was an American physician (1888) who became an ichthyologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Myers.
Environment: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / distribution range
Ecologie
; zoet water; brak water benthopelagisch. Tropical
Asia: Chao Phraya basin (Thailand) and coastal streams of south-east Thailand and Cambodia (Ref. 12041) and Mekong basin (Ref. 12693). Reported from Sumatra, Indonesia (Ref. 13275) and Malaysia (Ref. 57780).
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 12693)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
A euryhaline species (Ref. 12041). Found in freshwater habitats in inland floodplains. Occur in marshes and swamps with plenty of aquatic submerged and floating vegetation. Feed on minute crustaceans and protozoans. Fertilization is internal and eggs are attached to the substrate via adhesive filaments (Ref. 43413). Caught only with the most finely meshed nets.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Pelvic fins in males are modified to form part of a complex thoracic clasping organ (Ref. 205).
Rainboth, W.J., 1996. Fishes of the Cambodian Mekong. FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. FAO, Rome, 265 p. (Ref. 12693)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.50 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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