Ageneiosus Lineatus
📖 Overview
Ageneiosus Lineatus (Ageneiosus lineatus) is a ray-finned fish of the family Auchenipteridae. It inhabits freshwater waters in pelagic environments. This species can reach a maximum total length of 16 cm. With a trophic level of 3.6, it is a mid-level predator. It is assessed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 6; Anal soft rays: 32 - 38; Vertebrae: 44 - 47. This species can be distinguished from its congeners (except A. magoi, A. pardalis and A. vittatus) by the presence of prominent dark stripes on the sides of the body (vs. uniform color or with irregular dark specks or blocthes on sides of body). It can further be distinguished from other congeners by the following set of characters: deeply forked caudal fin (vs. caudal fin emarginate to truncate in A. inermis, A. magoi, A. polystictus and A. vittatus); shorter anal fin 32-38 (vs. 39-49 in A. apiaka, A. dentatus, A. ucayalensis and A. uranophthalmus); reduced and ossified gas bladder (vs. large, non-ossified gas bladder) and epaxial musculature covering the tympanic region (vs. tympanic region translucent, not concealed by epaxial musculature) in A. pardalis; fewer gill rakers on the first branchial arch 11-18, mode 13 (vs. 18-30, mode 22 in A. inermis and A. ucayalensis); longer pectoral-fin spine 15.4-21.8% SL (vs. 10.5-14.6% SL) and longer pelvic fin 13.1-17.1% SL (vs. 9.6-13.6% SL) in A. militaris .Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Ageneiosus Lineatus is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Ageneiosus Lineatus is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Ageneiosus Lineatus is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; pelagic; depth range 3 - ? m . Tropical South America: Brazil and Venezuela.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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