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Stevardiidae (Stevardiids) > Diapominae
Etymology: Knodus: Greek, knodon, -ontos = knife, sword (Ref. 45335); geryi: Named after Jacques Géry, in recognition of his enormous contribution to the knowledge of the characiform fishes.
Eponymy: Dr Jacques Géry (1917– 2007) was a French physician and ichthyologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
; agua dulce bentopelágico. Tropical
South America: rio do Peixe in the upper rio Paraguay basin, Brazil.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.5 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 55831)
Descripción breve
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 10; Radios blandos anales: 18 - 20; Vértebra: 38 - 39. Differs from all congeners and from all remaining characid fishes by having two symmetric, large dark blotches basally on caudal fin lobes (Ref. 55831).
Inhabits small river with transparent waters, very channeled and relatively deep (> 2 m deep in some points), having both rapids and waterfalls (Ref. 55831). Feeds on vegetal matter and insects (Ref. 55831).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Lima, F.C.T., H.A. Britski and F.A. Machado, 2004. New Knodus (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Characidae) from the upper Rio Paraguay basin, Brazil. Copeia 2004(3):577-582. (Ref. 55831)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: sin interés
Herramientas
Informes especiales
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00776 (0.00405 - 0.01487), b=3.07 (2.90 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.2 ±0.40 se; based on food items.
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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