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💧 Freshwater Least Concern 🐠 Aquarium 🌡️ Tropical

Knodus Alpha

Knodus alpha Eigenmann, 1914
Max Length
7.6 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.3
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
-
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Feeds on benthic aquatic invertebrates, as well as terrestrial invertebrates which fall into the water, such as ants, wasps and bees .

Scientific Name
Knodus alpha
Authority
Eigenmann, 1914
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Tropical
Body Shape
Fusiform / normal
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
7.6 cm
Trophic Level
3.3
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Distinguished from congeners from the Orinoco and Lake Maracaibo basins by having two or three multicuspid teeth on maxilla and four or fewer smaller lateral teeth present on dentary .: fusiform / normal.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Knodus Alpha 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: Orinoco River basin.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
Trophic Level
3.3±0.44
Food Items

benthic aquatic invertebrates, as well as terrestrial invertebrates which fall into the water, such

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.01549 × L2.96 (TL)
Max TL
7.6cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2020

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.3
Predator
Body Shape
Fusiform / normal
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Eigenmann, 1914

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