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Oxydoras niger (Valenciennes, 1821)

Ripsaw catfish
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Bolivia country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Also Ref. 37054
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/bl.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Lauzanne, L. and G. Loubens, 1985
National Database:

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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Doradidae (Thorny catfishes) > Doradinae
Etymology: Oxydoras: Greek, oxys = sharp + Greek, dora = skin (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Valenciennes.

Issue
Occurrence in Orinoco basin tentative, dependent upon identification of questionable synonym Oxydoras holdeni Fernández-Yépez; specimens of Oxydoras niger reported from Venezuela by Fernández-Yépez 1968:57 pertain to Oxydoras sifontesi Fernández-Yépez. Species-level distinctiveness of São Francisco and Amazonas Oxydoras not investigated.

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

; sötvatten bottenlevande; pH range: 6.0 - 7.8; dH range: ? - 25.   Tropical; 21°C - 24°C (Ref. 2060)

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

South America: Amazon, São Francisco and Essequibo River basins. Possibly in the Orinoco River basin.

Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm 62.5  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 100.0 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 37054); common length : 59.0 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 9081); publicerad maxvikt: 11.0 kg (Ref. 40637); publicerad maxvikt: 11.0 kg

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Occurs over mud in streams and lakes. Forms schools (Ref. 9084). Feeds on detritus, chironomid and ephemeropteran larvae, and crustaceans (Ref. 9096). Known from temperatures ranging from 24-29.8 °C, pH range of 5-9, and an alkalinity range of 42-142.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator : Ferraris, Jr., Carl J. | Medarbetare

Sabaj, M.H. and C.J. Ferraris Jr., 2003. Doradidae (Thorny catfishes). p. 456-469. 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. 37054)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 02 December 2020

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

Fiskeri: mindre kommeriell; Akvarium: Kommersiell
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.6250   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00680 - 0.01852), b=3.07 (2.93 - 3.21), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  2.8   ±0.29 se; based on food items.
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 4,5-14 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High to very high vulnerability (73 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.