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Characiformes (Characins) >
Lebiasinidae (Pencilfishes) > Lebiasininae
Etymology: Lebiasina: Derived from Greek, lebias, lebiou = a kind of fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: The Boruca are an indigenous people who used to live in southern Costa Rica, where this species is endemic. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Taxonomic Remarks
zzzAT STOCKS < i>P. boruca seems to have a limited distribution in southwestern Costa Rica, it has not been recorded from nearby areas of Costa Rica or Panama. Eschmeyer, 1998:229, Géry, 1977:127.
Meio ambiente: milieu / Zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / faixa de distribuição
Ecologia
; Água doce demersal; pH range: 6.0 - 7.5; dH range: ? - 20. Tropical; 23°C - 29°C (Ref. 36880)
Central America: Grande de Térraba and Coto River basins, southwestern Costa Rica.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.8 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 37104)
Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274); Recorded from creeks and channels where the current is of low or moderate velocity between 10 and 1000 m of elevation. Swift, active and feeds on terrestrial insects (Ref. 36880).
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Géry, J., 1977. Characoids of the world. Neptune City ; Reigate : T.F.H. [etc.]; 672 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 23 cm. (Ref. 598)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Ameaça para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
Ferramentas
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Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00692 (0.00276 - 0.01737), b=3.05 (2.83 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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