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Guyanancistrus nassauensis Mol, Fisch-Muller & Covain, 2018

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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Comments: Known only from Paramaka Creek and some of its tributaries, Marowijne River Basin in the Nassau Mountains (Ref. 116863).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ns.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.caricom-fisheries.com/suriname
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Fisch-Muller, S., J.H.A. Mol and R. Covain, 2018
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Hypostominae
Etymology: Guyanancistrus: Composed from Guyana + see under Ancistrus;  nassauensis: The specific name nassauensis is used in reference to the distribution of the new species which occurs only in streams in the Nassau Mountains, an area now under threat of a proposed bauxite mine and illegal gold mining. Guyanancistrus brownsbergensisMol, Fisch.

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

Freshwater; demersal.   Tropical; 23°C - ? (Ref. 116863)

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South America: Paramaka Creek and some of its tributaries, Marowijne River Basin in the Surinamese Nassau Mountains.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 116863)

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Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal soft rays: 5.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

The type locality, Paramaka Creek, is a medium sized and shallow stream with 3-7 m width, less than 50 cm depth, pools and some riffle habitat, a rocky substrate, and bordered by terra firme rainforest. Its water was transparent with a mean pH of 6.26, conductivity 24.2 μS/cm and temperature 23.2°C. Collected together with several Harttiella crassicauda (Ref. 116863).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Fisch-Muller, Sonia | Collaborators

Fisch-Muller, S., J.H.A. Mol and R. Covain, 2018. An integrative framework to reevaluate the Neotropical catfish genus Guyanancistrus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) with particular emphasis on the Guyanancistrus brevispinis complex. Plos ONE 13(1):e0189789. (Ref. 116863)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Endangered (EN) (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)); Date assessed: 21 October 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 = 0.5156   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01514 (0.00712 - 0.03216), b=2.97 (2.80 - 3.14), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).