Roestes
ogilviei
(Fowler, 1914)
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Family:
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Cynodontidae
(), subfamily: Roestinae
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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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18.7 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 33012) |
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Environment: |
benthopelagic; 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 and middle Amazon basin and rivers Essequibo, Branco and Negro.
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 11 - 11; Anal spines: 4 – 5;
Anal
soft rays: 41 – 43;
Vertebrae: 37 – 40. This species is distinguished from R. molossus by having fewer branched anal-fin rays (41-43, versus 43-47). It differs from R. itupiranga by having more anal-fin rays (41-43, versus 38-41), fewer scale rows between lateral line and anal-fin origin (15-16, versus 18-19) and fewer scale rows around caudal peduncle(27-28, versus 30-31).
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Biology: |
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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: |
Toledo-Piza, Mônica
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