Percichthys Laevis
📖 Overview
Percichthys Laevis (Percichthys laevis), first described by Jenyns, 1840 is a medium-sized fish in the family Percichthyidae (order Centrarchiformes). Adults typically reach 22.00 cm in maximum length. It inhabits freshwater systems including rivers, streams, and lakes. It occurs in Temperate waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Anal soft rays: 8 - 11. Differs from its congeners by the dentigerous arm of premaxilla about 1.6-1.9 the height of ascending process (vs. 1.5 or more than 2 times that height), and the following combination of characters: quadrate-mandibular articulation at posterior half of orbit; mouth hypognathous; posterior border of maxilla at about anterior border of pupil, between the posterior border of lachrymal and anterior half of the infraorbital 2; hyoid artery piercing dorsal hypohyal; 3 predorsal bones; one supernumerary spine on first dorsal pterygiophore; 8 trisegmented pterygiophores in dorsal fin; 3rd or 4th dorsal fin spine the longest; anal fin origin slightly behind the origin of rayed portion of dorsal fin; pectoral and pelvic fins of similar length, being 60-75% HL and 70-110% body depth; 15-16 pectoral fin rays; 8-11 anal fin rays; 45-49 caudal fin rays .
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Percichthys Laevis is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate South America: Santa Cruz-Chico systems in Argentina.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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