Anostomus anostomus
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Characiformes (Characins)
Anostomidae (Headstanders)
Anostomus
Anostomus anostomus
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated.
Distribution
South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins (Ref. 36801). Reported from Suriname (Ref. 59052).
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. benthopelagic.
Biology
Adults feed on worms, crustaceans, insects and plant matter (Ref. 7020). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Distinct pairs breed on densely grown weedy places (Ref. 205).
Max length: 16.0 cm TL.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; guarders (nesters). Males tend to be near the nesting site (Ref. 205). Species are not known to have been bred in an aquarium but has probably been bred in commercial hatcheries (Ref. 7020).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2020-08-26. Resilience: High (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial.
References
Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen (1966) Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p.
Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott (1991) World fishes important to North Americans. Exclusive of species from the continental waters of the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (21):243 p.
Garavello, J.C. and H.A. Britski (2003) Anostomidae (Headstanders). p. 71-84. 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.
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