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Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Hypostominae
Etymology: Pterygoplichthys: Greek, pterygion, diminutive of pteryx = wing, fin + Greek, hoplon = weapon + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Spix & Agassiz.
Issue
New combination in Eigenmann and Eigenmann (1889:44).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce demersale; pH range: 6.2 - 7.8; dH range: ? - 25. Tropical; 22°C - 30°C (Ref. 2060)
South America: São Francisco River basin.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 32.2 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 130067); peso massimo pubblicato: 860.00 g (Ref. 130067)
Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Godinho, H.P., M.O.T. Miranda, A.L. Godinho and J.E. Santos, 1997. Pesca e biologia do surubim Pseudoplatysoma coruscans no rio Sao Francisco. p. 27-42. In Miranda, M.O.T. (Org.). Surubim. Belo Horizonte: IBAMA. (Coleção Meio Ambiente, Série Estudos Pesca, 19). (Ref. 26333)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Strumenti
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02239 (0.01169 - 0.04288), b=2.95 (2.79 - 3.11), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Basso, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 4.5 - 14 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (29 of 100).