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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 FishBase    Top | See original http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Entomocorus&speciesname=melaphareus ---> http://52.67.158.155/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Entomocorus&speciesname=melaphareus http://52.67.158.155/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Entomocorus&speciesname=melaphareus ---> https://fishbase.net.br/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Entomocorus&speciesname=melaphareus https://fishbase.net.br/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Entomocorus&speciesname=melaphareus ---> https://fishbase.net.br/summary/Entomocorus-melaphareus.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    Entomocorus Species in    Auchenipteridae - Classification - Auchenipterinae Auchenipteridae Siluriformes Teleostei Chordata Animalia Entomocorus melaphareus Akama & Ferraris , 2003 Upload your photos  and  videos Google image No image available for this species; drawing shows typical species in Auchenipteridae. Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Auchenipteridae (Driftwood catfishes) > Auchenipterinae Etymology: Entomocorus: Greek, entomos = cut, sharpen + Greek, kore = pupil (Ref. 45335 ) ;   melaphareus: Specific name derived from the Greek 'melanos', meaning black, and 'aphareus', meaning pelvic fin of a tuna, in reference to the unique dark coloration of pelvic fin. . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Freshwater; demersal. Tropical Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri South America: Amazon River. Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm Max length : 5.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 54767 ) Short description Morphology | Morphometrics Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 5; Anal soft rays : 19 - 21. Pelvic and pectoral fins densely covered with dark pigment, at least along anterior rays, in contrast to the hyaline fins of its congeners (Ref. 54767 ). Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Nothing is known about diet or feeding habits of this species (Ref. 57707 ). Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Ferraris, Jr., Carl J. | Collaborators Akama, A. and C.J. Ferraris Jr. , 2003. Entomocorus melaphareus , a new species of auchenipterid catfish (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes) from the lower and middle reaches of the rio Amazonas. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 1(2):77-82. (Ref. 54767 ) IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )   Least Concern (LC)  ; Date assessed: 07 November 2018 CITES Not Evaluated CMS (Ref. 116361 ) Not Evaluated Threat to humans   Harmless Human uses FAO - 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=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  3.2   ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). Comments & Corrections Back to Search Random Species Back to Top Accessed through: Not available FishBase mirror site : Laguna, Philippines Page last modified by : mrius-barile Updated: 2024-04-24 15:00:45 gmt FishBase | Search | All Living Things | Top © Designed by The Polistes Corporation