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Crenuchidae (South American darters) > Characidiinae
Etymology: Microcharacidium: Greek, mikros = small + Greek,charax = a fish (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Géry.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
; sötvatten bottenlevande. Tropical
South America: coastal streams of northern South America in Suriname and French Guiana.
Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.1 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 37059)
Captured mostly in well-oxygenated small creeks where the current is relatively strong and the water is clear. This species is highly adaptable because some specimens were found in swamps where it existed sympatrically with other Characidae (Ref. 12225).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver
Buckup, P.A., 1993. Review of the characidiin fishes (Teleostei: Characiformes), with descriptions of four new genera and ten new species. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 4(2):97-154. (Ref. 13683)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Verktyg
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00813 (0.00354 - 0.01865), b=3.07 (2.87 - 3.27), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).