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Apionichthys nattereri in Ecuador

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Apionichthys nattereri   (Steindachner, 1876)
Family:	Achiridae (American soles)			picture () by ( not available )
Order:	Pleuronectiformes  (flatfishes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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Max. size:	23.4 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 49504)
Environment:	demersal
Climate:	tropical
Global Importance:
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	South America: Amazon basin; there are no records from the Xingu, Tapajós, and Madeira rivers.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 76-84; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 56-65; Vertebrae: 41-43. Pronounced dark coloration on most of blind-side head (supracranial area, anterior half of cranial area and cheek, antero-ventral part of opercular area), basal part of dorsal and anal fin rays and pelvic fin; in specimens longer than 19 cm, dark coloration replaced by gray, diffuse color, paler on larger specimens; gill opening on the eyed side forming short slit equal or smaller than nostril diameter; and 92-114 series of scales (Ref. 49504).
Biology:
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:	Ramos, Robson T.C.
Main Ref:	Ramos, R.T.C.. 2003. (Ref. 36798)
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Ecuador country information
Common names:	Lenguado		Ref:  Ramos, R.T.C., 2003
Status:	native		Ref:  Ramos, R.T.C., 2003
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Known from the Amazon River basin (Ref. 36798). Recorded from Rio Napo (Ref. 49504).
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ec.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Ramos, R.T.C., 2003
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	Checked:  Ramos, Robson T.C.	Modified:  Torres, Armi G.	Entered:  Garilao, Cristina V.

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Page created by: Eli, 20.10.03, last modified by Eli, 26.06.07