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Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission FishBase Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Following modified from Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission    Top | See original &pull 20q v5.145 20180528: Error 500 Can't connect to nis.gsmfc.org:80 (Name or service not known) http://nis.gsmfc.org/nis_factsheet.php?toc_id=188 Following modified from FishBase    Top | See original http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Hoplosternum&speciesname=littorale ---> https://fishbase.se/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Hoplosternum&speciesname=littorale https://fishbase.se/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Hoplosternum&speciesname=littorale ---> https://fishbase.se/summary/Hoplosternum-littorale.html You can sponsor this page Common name (e.g. trout) contains begins with begins with ends with is Genus + Species (e.g. Gadus morhua) About this page More Info Plus d'info Mais info Languages Arabic Bahasa/Malay Bangla Chinese(Si) Chinese(Tr) Deutsch English Español Farsi Français Greek Hindi Italiano Japanese Lao Nederlands Português(Br) Português(Pt) Russian Swedish Thai Vietnamese User feedbacks Comments &   Corrections Fish Forum Guest Book Facebook Citation Uploads Attach website Upload photo Upload video Upload   references Fish Watcher Related species Species in    Hoplosternum Species in    Callichthyidae - Classification - Callichthyinae Callichthyidae Siluriformes Teleostei Chordata Animalia Hoplosternum littorale ( Hancock , 1828 ) Atipa Upload your photos  and  videos Pictures | Google image Hoplosternum littorale Picture by Landines, M. Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Callichthyidae (Callichthyid armored catfishes) > Callichthyinae Etymology: Hoplosternum: Greek, hoplon = weapon + Greek, sternon = chest (Ref. 45335 ) . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Freshwater; demersal; depth range 1 - ? m (Ref. 11225 ). Subtropical; 18°C - 26°C (Ref. 2060 ); 11°N - 37°S Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri South America: Most Cis-Andean South American river drainages north of Buenos Aires, Argentina (Ref. 37395 ). Introduced in the USA (Ref. 104645 ). Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m 16.7   range ? - ? cm Max length : 26.3 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 104645 ); max. reported age: 4 years (Ref. 51639 ) Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Obligate air-breathing (Ref. 126274 ); Inhabits swamps (Ref. 11225 ). During the rainy season, adults consume a great quantity of chironomids associated with detritus. During the dry season, they feed mostly on terrestrial insects, micro-crustaceans, aquatic Diptera, and detritus. Absorbs a great quantity of anaerobic bacteria from the substrate (Ref. 27188 ). First reproduction occurs after one year (Ref. 35381 ). Used to be cultured commercially in Guyana (Ref. 7306 ). Cultured in Trinidad on a semi-commercial scale (Ref. 11225 ). Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae Reproduction begins with the rainy season (December-January). The male, at times helped by the female, builds a nest made of a cluster of mucus bubbles and vegetal matter. Responding to a nuptial parade, the female lays down her eggs (5,000 to 20,000, measuring1.8 mm in diameter) which are fertilized by sprinkling sperm previously collected in her mouth. The male guards the eggs during incubation and becomes very aggressive (Ref. 35381 ). Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Reis, Roberto E. | Collaborators Reis, R.E. , 1997. Revision of the neotropical catfish genus Hoplosternum (Ostariophysi: Siluriformes: Callichthyidae), with the description of two new genera and three new species. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 7(3-4):299-326. (Ref. 26144 ) IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )   Least Concern (LC)  ; Date assessed: 15 October 2020 CITES Not Evaluated CMS (Ref. 116361 ) Not Evaluated Threat to humans   Harmless Human uses Fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial; aquarium: commercial FAO - Aquaculture: production ; ; Publication: search | FishSource | More information Countries FAO areas Ecosystems Occurrences Introductions Stocks Ecology Diet Food items Food consumption Ration Common names Synonyms Metabolism Predators Ecotoxicology Reproduction Maturity Spawning Spawning aggregation Fecundity Eggs Egg development Age/Size Growth Length-weight Length-length Length-frequencies Morphometrics Morphology Larvae Larval dynamics Recruitment Abundance BRUVS References Aquaculture Aquaculture profile Strains Genetics Electrophoreses Heritability Diseases Processing Nutrients Mass conversion Collaborators Pictures Stamps, Coins Misc. 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Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01950 (0.01418 - 0.02681), b=3.00 (2.91 - 3.09), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  2.7   ±0.0 se; based on diet studies. Resilience (Ref. 120179 ):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=4; K=0.6-1.3; Fec = 5,000). Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Low vulnerability (16 of 100). Price category (Ref. 80766 ):   Unknown . 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