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💧 Freshwater Near Threatened 🌡️ Tropical

beringo

Gymnotus choco Ocampo, 2003
Max Length
26 cm
Max Weight
Lifespan
Trophic Level
3.3
Depth
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
24.00/100
Typical Length
Depth Zone

📖 Overview

Overview information for beringo is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Gymnotus choco
Authority
Ocampo, 2003
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
NT
Max Length
26 cm
Trophic Level
3.3
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
24.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal soft rays: 210 - 255. Color pattern of obliquely oriented pale-yellow bands which the band-interband margins are irregular and wavy, in which there are one to three inverted Y-shaped (divided ventrally) dark bands in the posterior portion of body (at bands 6-9 from posterior tip of tail), and in which the pale bands do not extend above the lateral line on the anterior 2/3 of body .

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for beringo is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for beringo is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for beringo is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical South America: Río Baudó drainage on the Pacific slope of Colombia, and the Río Atrato, a Caribbean drainage in northern Colombia.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
Trophic Level
3.3±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00427 × L2.98 (TL)
Max TL
26cm
Anal Rays
233

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Near Threatened
Assessment Date
2014

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
24.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.3
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Ocampo, 2003

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Language Common Names
🌍CES paúhořovec kolumbijský
🇪🇸Spanish beringo · cuchillo

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 1 records indexed .

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