💧 Freshwater
Near Threatened
🌡️ Tropical
Tocantinsia Piresi
Tocantinsia piresi Miranda Ribeiro, 1920
📖 Overview
Largest specimen collected is 38.5 cm SL (Mark Sabaj Perez, pers. comm.; http://www.scotcat.com/auchenipteridae/tocantinsia_piresi.htm).
Scientific Name
Tocantinsia piresi
Authority
Miranda Ribeiro, 1920
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
NT
Max Length
51.5 cm
Max Weight
2 kg
Trophic Level
3.6
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
41.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Genus
Tocantinsia
Tocantinsia
Species
Tocantinsia Piresi
Tocantinsia piresi
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Tocantinsia Piresi is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Tocantinsia Piresi 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: Upper Tocantins River basin in Brazil.
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.6±0.5
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.00912 × L3.07
(TL)
Max TL
51.5cm
Max Weight
2,000g
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
IUCN Category
Near Threatened
Assessment Date
2018
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
41.00/100
Moderate vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.6
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Miranda Ribeiro, 1920
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