Cyphocharax
nagelii
(Steindachner, 1881)
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Family:
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Curimatidae
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Order:
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Characiformes
(characins)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Max. size:
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16.3 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 11334) |
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Environment: |
benthopelagic; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); freshwater
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Climate: |
tropical |
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Importance:
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Resilience: |
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Distribution:
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South America: Upper Paran?River basin.
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Biology: |
This species is engaged in large-scale seasonal migrations in the Rio Mogi Guassu (= Mogi-Guaçu), a tributary of the upper Rio Paran? Forty to 50-day old juveniles were reported to be zooplanktivores and the larger individuals were detrivores (Ref. 11334).
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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Coordinator: |
Vari, Richard P.
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