Classification / Names
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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
पारिस्थितिकी
; स्वच्छ जल, अलवण जल ड़िमरसल; pH range: 6.0 - 7.8; dH range: ? - 25. Tropical; 21°C - 24°C (Ref. 2060)
South America: Amazon, São Francisco and Essequibo River basins. Possibly in the Orinoco River basin.
Length at first maturity / आकार / वज़न / Age
Maturity: Lm 62.5  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 100.0 cm SL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 37054); common length : 59.0 cm SL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 9081); अधिकतम प्रकाशित वज़न: 11.0 kg (Ref. 40637); अधिकतम प्रकाशित वज़न: 11.0 kg
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.
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: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01549 (0.01272 - 0.01886), b=3.01 (2.95 - 3.07), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.8 ±0.29 se; based on food items.
लौटाव (Ref.
120179): निम्न, न्यूनतम जनसंख्या दुगनी होने का समय 4.5 - 14 वर्ष। (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High to very high vulnerability (73 of 100).