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💧 Freshwater 🌡️ Tropical

Hoplisoma Froehlichi

Hoplisoma froehlichi Tencatt, Britto & Pavanelli, 2016
Max Length
5.2 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Hoplisoma Froehlichi (Hoplisoma froehlichi), first described by Tencatt, Britto & Pavanelli, 2016 is a small fish. Adults typically reach 5.20 cm in maximum length. It inhabits freshwater systems including rivers, streams, and lakes. It occurs in Tropical waters. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus.

Scientific Name
Hoplisoma froehlichi
Authority
Tencatt, Britto & Pavanelli, 2016
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Tropical
Max Length
5.2 cm
Trophic Level
3
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Genus
Hoplisoma
Hoplisoma
Species
Hoplisoma Froehlichi
Hoplisoma froehlichi

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 8; Anal soft rays: 6; Vertebrae: 22. This species can be distinguished by the following characters: midline of flank with a longitudinal series of relatively large black blotches, with size similar or larger than the size of orbit; with striated black spots from the snout tip to nuchal plate region, forming a somewhat marbled pattern; differs from C. difluviatilis by having a contact between the tip of the process of the parieto-supraoccipital and nuchal plate; differs from C. habrosus by possessing a conspicuously thick transversal black bars on caudal-fin lobes; differs from its most similar congeners (C. carlae, C. ehrhardti, C. longipinnis, C. paleatus), by the absence of small plates on the ventral surface of the trunk; with a distinct rounded snout .Cross section: compressed.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Hoplisoma Froehlichi is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous
Spawning Season
spring
Spawn Location
Substrate
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; demersal. Tropical South America: Brazil.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.0182 × L3.02 (TL)
Max TL
5.2cm
Dorsal Spines
2
Dorsal Rays
8
Anal Rays
6
Vertebrae
22

🌡️ 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
Tencatt, Britto & Pavanelli, 2016

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