Iguanodectes spilurus
No common name
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Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Characiformes (Characins)
Iguanodectidae
Iguanodectes
Iguanodectes spilurus
Description
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Characters
Body shape: fusiform / normal.
Distribution
South America: Amazon, Essequibo, Orinoco, and Tocantins River basins.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. benthopelagic.
Biology
Found in fast-flowing creeks.
Max length: 10.1 cm SL.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; nonguarders (open water/substratum egg scatterers); parental care: none. Spawns in intervalls (Ref. 1672).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2020-09-11.
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial.
References
Riehl, R. and H.A. Baensch (1991) Aquarien Atlas. Band. 1. Melle: Mergus, Verlag für Natur-und Heimtierkunde, Germany. 992 p.
Moreira, C. (2003) Characidae - Iguanodectinae (Characins, tetras). p. 172-181. 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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