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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 / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
; zoet water demersaal. Tropical
South America: artificial well in the village of Rio Pardo, Amazon basin in Brazil.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.8 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 72403)
Found in an opened hand-dug well intended for domestic use (Ref. 72403).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturities | Voortplanting | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven
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)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
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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=0.00102 (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).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).