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Phreatobiidae (Cistern catfishes)
Etymology: Phreatobius: Greek, phreas, -atos = well, spring + Greek, bios = alive (Ref. 45335); dracunculus: Derived from the Latin draco (dragon), combined with a diminutive suffix - unculus. This is in reference to the color and general aspect of the body and fins of the fish.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce demersal. Tropical
South America: artificial well in the village of Rio Pardo, Amazon basin in Brazil.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.8 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 72403)
Found in an opened hand-dug well intended for domestic use (Ref. 72403).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Shibatta, O.A., J. Muriel-Cunha and M.C.C. De Pinna, 2007. A new subterranean species of Phreatobius Goeldi, 1905 (Siluriformes, Incertae Sedis) from the southwestern Amazon basin. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 47(17):191-201. (Ref. 72403)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
Special reports
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00102 (0.00046 - 0.00225), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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