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Characiformes (Characins) >
Acestrorhamphidae (American tetras) > Pristellinae
Etymology: Gymnocorymbus: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek,korymb = summit, cluster of fruits and flowers (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Carl Ternetz (1870–1928) was a Swiss-born ichthyologist and naturalist who first collected near Basel (1892) and subsequently collected in South America over a period of more than thirty years (from c. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Boulenger.
Taxonomic Remarks
See Britski et. al. (1999:32) for description.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
; acqua dolce pelagico; pH range: 6.0 - 8.0; dH range: 5 - 19. Subtropical; 20°C - 26°C (Ref. 1672); 11°S - 30°S, 64°W - 48°W
South America: Paraguay and Guaporé River basins to Argentina (Ref. 9086).
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.5 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 81048)
Adults occur in the middle and upper water layers. They feed on worms, small crustaceans and insects (Ref. 7020). Migratory behaviour is undetermined (Ref. 126106). Aquarium keeping: in groups of 5 or more individuals; minimum aquarium size 60 cm (Ref. 51150).
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
Lima, F.C.T., L.R. Malabarba, P.A. Buckup, J.F. Pezzi da Silva, R.P. Vari, A. Harold, R. Benine, O.T. Oyakawa, C.S. Pavanelli, N.A. Menezes, C.A.S. Lucena, M.C.S.L. Malabarba, Z.M.S. Lucena, R.E. Reis, F. Langeani, C. Moreira et al. …, 2003. Genera Incertae Sedis in Characidae. p. 106-168. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 38376)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
Pesca: elevato interesse commerciale; Acquario: elevato interesse commerciale
Strumenti
Rapporti speciali
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Fonti Internet
Stime basate su modelli
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.00791 - 0.05033), b=2.97 (2.75 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.1 ±0.32 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (tm<1).
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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