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Trichomycteridae (Pencil or parasitic catfishes) > Vandelliinae
Etymology: Plectrochilus: Greek, plektron = anything to strike with, spur + Greek, cheilos = lip (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Charles Wiener (1851–1913) was an Austrian-French explorer and linguist who travelled widely in Peru and came close to re-discovering Machu Picchu (1875). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Pellegrin.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
; agua dulce bentopelágico. Tropical
South America: Napo River basin in Ecuador.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.9 cm NG macho / no sexado; (Ref. 39970)
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
de Pínna, M.C.C. and W. Wosiacki, 2003. Trichomycteridae (pencil or parasitic catfishes). p. 270-290. 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. 39970)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Herramientas
Informes especiales
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 4.0 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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