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Apteronotidae (Ghost knifefishes) > Apteronotinae
Etymology: Platyurosternarchus: Greek, platys = flat + Greek,oura = tail + Greek, sternon = chest + Greek, aarchos = anus (Ref. 45335); crypticus: The specific epithet came from the Greek word, kryptos, meaning hidden or secret, refers to the previously undetected, albeit very distinct, differences between this species and its sole congener.
More on authors: de & SantanaVari.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
; zoet water benthopelagisch. Tropical
South America: upper portions of the Rio Branco system of the Amazon basin in northeastern Roraima, Brazil and in the easternmost portion of the Rupununi District, Guyana.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.8 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 81220)
The type locality, Moco-Moco Creek, is a small stream with usually clear water but turns muddy for several hours after heavy rainfalls. One specimen was collected from a forest stream with relatively clear water weakly stained in tannins over a gravel and cobble bottom covered with leaf and twig litter. Reported to occur in rapids and streams and regarded as a predator, presumably preys on invertebrates (Ref. 81220).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
de Santana, C.D. and P.V. Vari, 2009. The South American electric fish genus Platyurosternarchus (Gymnotiformes: Apteronotidae). Copeia 2009(2):233-244. (Ref. 81220)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van geen belang
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Estimates based on models
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [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): 3.3 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (21 of 100).