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💧 Freshwater 🌡️ Temperate

Odontesthes Orientalis

Odontesthes orientalis de Buen, 1950
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Max Length
-
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.6
Depth
-
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
27.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

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

Scientific Name
Odontesthes orientalis
Authority
de Buen, 1950
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Temperate
Body Shape
Elongated
Trophic Level
3.6
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
27.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Scales in lateral line series over lateral band 51 .: elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Odontesthes Orientalis is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Odontesthes Orientalis is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Odontesthes Orientalis is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate South America: Río de la Plata, Río Uruguay and affluents; Uruguay, Argentina and southern Brazil.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
Trophic Level
3.6±0.3

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.0055 × L3.06 (TL)

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
27.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.6
Predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
de Buen, 1950

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