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Etymology: hoffmannorum: Named for Peter Hoffmann.
Eponymy: Dr Patrick Henri de Rham (d: 1936) is a Swiss zoologist, botanist, ichthyologist and aquarist in Lausanne, and was Expert Ecologist to the Coopération Technique Suisse. He is a Director of the Aquatic Conservation Network. (Also see Patrick and Rham) Peter Hoffmann of Salzgitter, Germany and Dr Martin Hoffmann of Hanover, Germany, collected the type specimens and, according to the etymology, it was they: “ …who managed to collect and acclimate the species and gave us precious information about [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Géry & Zarske.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / gama de distribuição
Ecologia
; Água doce pelágico(a,os,as). Tropical
South America: Mazaruni River, Guyana.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.1 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 47610)
Descrição breve
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 2; Raios dorsais moles (total) : 8; Raios anais moles: 9 - 10. Elongated body (greatest depth 4.60-5.45 in SL) with a narrow caudal peduncle; symmetrical caudal fin and a dorsal fin far backward. Transverse scales from dorsal to pelvic, 6 or 6.5; predorsal scales 15.5 or 16. Mouth somewhat superior with a short maxilla (apparent length 4.5-5.5 in HL), not quite reaching the level of the eye's front margin. Eyes relatively large. A longitudinal black band surmounted by a light line, from opercle to base of middle caudal rays (Ref. 47610).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
A shy species (probably the most timorous pencil-fish species), living mainly on the surface and hidden, when possible, under a floating leaf or other hiding possibility. Swims actively, in a fitful manner, the moving of the pectorals is alternative, not symmetric. In captivity, accepts all foods, including dry ones, but only on the surface, neglecting what falls on the bottom. No peculiar nocturnal coloration; no direct courtship was yet observed, only short hunts against each other (within and between sexes) without real fights (Ref. 47610).
Ciclo de vida e comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Géry, J. and A. Zarske, 2002. Derhamia hoffmannorum gen. et sp. n. - a new pencil fish (Teleostei, Characiformes, Lebiasinidae), endemic from the Mazaruni River in Guyana. Zool. Abh., Staat. Mus. Tierk. Dresden (52):35-47. (Ref. 47610)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
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Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [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): 3.4 ±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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