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Common names: Canivete, Lambari
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from Das Velhas River in São Francisco River drainage and Paranaíba, Grande and Tietê rivers in the upper Paraná River drainage (Ref. 37059). Type locality, near Near Lagoa Santa (Ref. 30296). Regarded as threatened in the state of Minas Gerais (Ref. 26603).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Lins, L.V., A.B.M. Machado, C.M.R. Costa and G. Herrmann, 1997
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Crenuchidae (South American darters) > Characidiinae
Etymology: Characidium: Diminutive of Charax, -akos = a fish without identification (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 5.6 - 7.5; dH range: ? - 25. Subtropical; 18°C - 24°C (Ref. 1672)

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South America: São Francisco and upper Paraná River drainages in Brazil.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1672)

Found in lentic environment (Ref. 11229).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Casatti, L. and R.M.C. Castro, 1998. A fish community of the São Francisco River headwaters riffles, southeastern Brazil. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 9(3):229-242. (Ref. 27701)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 18 May 2022

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Aquarium: commercial

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01023 (0.00434 - 0.02412), b=3.05 (2.86 - 3.24), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 2.9 ±0.41 se; based on food items.

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

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