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Ariidae (Sea catfishes) > Ariinae
Etymology: Potamarius: Greek, potamos = river (Ref. 45335); usumacintae: The specific name refers to the Río Usumacinta basin, where this species occurs..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce demersal. Tropical
Central America: endemic to the Río Usumacinta basin in Guatemala and Mexico.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 59.5 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 75770)
Short description
Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total): 1; Radios blandos dorsales (total): 7; Radios blandos anales: 19 - 23. Distinguished from other freshwater ariids occurring in Mesoamerica by the following combination of characters: presence of accessory tooth patches on palate; premaxillary tooth band length 2.4-2.9 in its width; ; snout length 1.4-1.8 in postorbital length; lateral gill rakers on first gill arch 17-20 (mode 19); mesial gill rakers on first two gill arches well developed; accessory palatal patches with numerous pointed-conical teeth; premaxillary maxillary barbel not extending behind gill membrane; and dorsomedian fleshy groove on head absent (Ref. 75770).
Occurs only in freshwater, preferring the main channel of medium to large rivers (Ref. 75770).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Betancur-R., R. and P.W. Willink, 2007. A new freshwater ariid (Otophysi: Siluriformes) from the Río Usumacinta Basin. Copeia 2007(4):818-828. (Ref. 75770)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Traumatogenic (Ref. 58010)
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
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).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.7 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (49 of 100).