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💧 Freshwater Least Concern 🐠 Aquarium 🌡️ Tropical

Mojarita

Priocharax pygmaeus Weitzman & Vari, 1987
Max Length
1.7 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Found in shaded or partially shaded rainforest stream. The bottom was clay with much leaf litter and without submerged plants.

Scientific Name
Priocharax pygmaeus
Authority
Weitzman & Vari, 1987
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
1.7 cm
Trophic Level
3
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal soft rays: 24 - 27; Vertebrae: 32 - 33.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Mojarita 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; depth range ? - 1 m . Tropical; 25°C - ? South America: Upper Amazon River basin in Colombia (Ref.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
Trophic Level
3±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00389 × L3.12 (TL)
Max TL
1.7cm
Dorsal Rays
11
Anal Rays
26
Vertebrae
33

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2021

📊 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
Weitzman & Vari, 1987

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Language Common Names
🌍CES charax trpasličí
🇪🇸Spanish Mojarita

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

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

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