💧 Freshwater
🌡️ Tropical
Aspidoras Kiriri
Aspidoras kiriri Oliveira, Zanata, Tencatt & Britto, 2017
📖 Overview
Facultative air-breathing; Found in streams crossing the Atlantic Forest, at 244-303 meters above sea level, on rocky beds with sand and organic debris, from small and large pools below the rapids .
Scientific Name
Aspidoras kiriri
Authority
Oliveira, Zanata, Tencatt & Britto, 2017
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Tropical
Max Length
3.3 cm
Trophic Level
3
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Siluriformes
Siluriformes
Family
Callichthyidae
Callichthyidae
Genus
Aspidoras
Aspidoras
Species
Aspidoras Kiriri
Aspidoras kiriri
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Aspidoras Kiriri is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Aspidoras Kiriri is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus
🥚 Reproduction
🐣 Oviparous
Spawning Season
spring
Spawn Location
Substrate
Fertilization
External
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical South America: Brazil.
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
Trophic Level
3±0.3
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.00741 × L3.14
(TL)
Max TL
3.3cm
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Oliveira, Zanata, Tencatt & Britto, 2017
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