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Potamorrhaphis guianensis (Jardine, 1843)

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Brazil country information

Common names: Peixe agulha, Pirapucu
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Recorded from Capim River (Ref. 50279).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Collette, B.B., 1982
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Common names from other countries

Classification / Names প্রচলিত নাম সমূহ | প্রতিনাম সমূহ | Catalog of Fishes(গণ , প্রজাতি ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Beloniformes (Needle fishes) > Belonidae (Needlefishes)
Etymology: Potamorrhaphis: Greek, potamos = river + Greek, rhaphis = needle (Ref. 45335).

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

; স্বাদু পানি ভাসমান; গভীরতার পরিসীমা 0 - ? m.   Tropical; 23°C - 26°C (Ref. 2059)

বিতরণ দেশ সমূহ | এফ এ ও এলাকাসমূহ | বাস্তুতন্ত্র | দৃষ্টিগোচর | Point map | প্রচলন | Faunafri

South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins, and the Guianas.

আকৃতি / ওজন / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 29.1 cm TL পুরুষ/ লিঙ্গ অনিধর্ারিত ; (Ref. 40653); common length : 12.3 cm OT পুরুষ/ লিঙ্গ অনিধর্ারিত ; (Ref. 10994)

Short description সনাক্তকারী নির্দেশক | বহিঃ অঙ্গ সংস্থান | মরফোমেট্রিক্স

পৃষ্ঠীয় কাঁটা (মোট ) : 0; পৃষ্ঠীয় নরম পাখনা দন্ড (মোট ) : 29 - 36; পায়ূ কাঁটা : 0; পায়ূর নরম পাখনা্তুন্ড: 25 - 32; কশেরুকা : 68 - 78. Predorsal scales 85-135, mean 110.3 (Ref. 10994, Table 7).

জীববিজ্ঞান     শব্দকোষ (উদাহরণ স্বরূপ epibenthic)

Forms schools at the surface. Prefers to inhabit marshes, small slow-moving creeks or even in main river beds, in the slowest parts of meandering streams next to banks (Ref. 35237). Voracious carnivore which appears to have a primarily nocturnal habit (Ref. 27188). During reproduction, the male positions itself beside the female or crosswise in front of her. Sometimes the male touches the female with his side, pushing her aside in an oblique position, with their heads oriented downwards. The couple settles next to a bush where the female spawns her eggs (15 to 40). Eggs adhere to plants by means of sticky filaments which are 2 to 3 mm long. At 27-30°C, incubation lasts for 9 to 10 days. Larvae are pelagic and carnivorous (Ref. 35237). Maximum length 40 cm TL in Keith et al., 2000 (Ref. 35237).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | প্রজনন | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | শুককীট

The eggs are attached to underwater vegetation. At 27-30 deg. Celsius the larvae hatch after 9 - 10 days. The larvae are pelagic carnivores.

Main reference Upload your references | সূত্র সংখ্যা | সমম্বয়কারী : Collette, Bruce B. | সহযোগী

Collette, B.B., 1982. South American freshwater needlefishes of the genus Potamorrhaphis (Beloniformes: Belonidae). Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 95(4):714-747. (Ref. 10994)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 21 August 2020

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5625   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00126 (0.00056 - 0.00281), b=3.11 (2.93 - 3.29), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
ট্রফিক পর্যায়ে (Ref. 69278):  3.9   ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
স্থিতিস্থাপক (Ref. 120179):  উচ্চ, সর্বনিম্ন প্রজন দ্বিগুনের সময় ১৫ মাস (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (19 of 100).