Gymnotus
ucamara
Crampton, Lovejoy & Albert, 2003
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Family:
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Gymnotidae
(Naked-back knifefishes)
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Order:
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Gymnotiformes
(knifefishes)
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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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19.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 49730) |
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Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater
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Climate: |
tropical |
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Importance:
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Resilience: |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months(Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
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Distribution:
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South America: known only from the lowland Rio Ucayali basin in Peru.
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 0 - 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 0 - 0;
Anal
soft rays: 220 – 245. Color pattern with 18-24 dark brown bands separated by narrow pale interbands which are less than one-third the width of the dark bands (Ref. 49730).
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Biology: |
Collected from static, vegetation-choked shallow water (Ref. 49730). Feeds on aquatic invertebrates (Ref. 49730).
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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: |
Campos-da-Paz, Ricardo
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