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Acestrorhamphidae (American tetras) > Megalamphodinae
Etymology: Paracheirodon: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, cheir = hand + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr William Thornton Innes (1874–1969) was an American publisher and aquarist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Myers.
Taxonomic Remarks
Redescribed and figured in Weitzman & Fink (1983).
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
; sötvatten pelagiska; pH range: 5.0 - 7.0; dH range: 1 - 2. Tropical; 20°C - 26°C (Ref. 1672)
South America: Blackwater or clearwater stream tributaries of the Solimões River.
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.5 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 137577)
Migratory behaviour is undetermined (Ref. 126106). Adults feed on worms, small insects, crustaceans and plant matter. In tank, female lays a relatively small number of eggs, which hatch in about 24 hours (Ref. 7020). Most popular aquarium fish. Aquarium keeping: in groups of 5 or more individuals; minimum aquarium size 60 cm (Ref. 51539).
Livscykel och parningsbeteende
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver
Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott, 1991. World fishes important to North Americans. Exclusive of species from the continental waters of the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (21):243 p. (Ref. 4537)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Mänskliga användningsområden
Fiskeri: kommersiellt viktig; Akvarium: kommersiellt viktig
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Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00447 - 0.02817), b=3.07 (2.86 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 2.9 ±0.32 se; based on food items.
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (tm<1).
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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