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Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Rhinelepinae
Etymology: Pseudorinelepis: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, rhinos = nose + Greek,lepis = scale (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Valenciennes.
Taxonomic Remarks
Redescription in Armbruster & Hardman (1999); ecology in Serpa (1967). Biology: in large rivers, backwaters and floodplain lakes.
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
; sötvatten bentopelagisk; pH range: 4.5 - 7.5. Tropical; 23°C - 34°C (Ref. 89711)
South America: Upper Amazon River basin.
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 35.6 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 33318)
Kort beskrivning
Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 2; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 7; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 1; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 5.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274); Found in small sluggish streams, floodplain lakes and large rivers generally in very soft water (Ref. 89711). Water quality measurements from Ushpa Caño showed that the water was very low in oxygen, but neutral (pH 7.0). Was observed to breathe air and when disturbed, would swim through the water column remaining neutrally buoyant. The species is not an obligate air-breather and does not routinely gulp air in well-oxygenated aquaria. Minimum temperature from Ref.13614.
Livscykel och parningsbeteende
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver
Armbruster, J.W. and M. Hardman, 1999. Redescription of Pseudorinelepis genibarbis (Loricariidae: Hypostominae) with comments on behavior as it relates to air-holding. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 10(1):53-61. (Ref. 33318)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00912 (0.00447 - 0.01861), b=3.18 (2.99 - 3.37), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 4,5-14 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100).
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