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Common names: Abramites, Cará, Piau-pedra
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: subsistence fisheries | Ref: Silvano, R.A.M., O.T. Oyakawa, B.D. do Amaral and A. Begossi, 2001
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Museum: Rio Amazonas, MNHN 99-180 and 181 (Ref. 9743); recored from tributaries of Rio Jurúa (MZUSP No. 50281, Ref. 42843) and also from Rio Tocantins.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Vari, R.P. and A.M. Williams, 1987
National Database:

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Headstander, Sardina, Per-dofolha, ... more

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Characiformes (Characins) > Anostomidae (Headstanders)
Etymology: Abramites: Greek, abramis, -idos = a fish, grey mullet (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

; agua dulce pelágico; pH range: 6.0 - 7.5; dH range: ? - 18. Tropical; 23°C - 27°C (Ref. 1672)

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

South America: Orinoco, Amazon, Paraguay, and lower Paraná River basins.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 7020)

Adults feed on worms, crustaceans, insects and plant matter (Ref. 7020). Distinct pairs breed on densely grown weedy places (Ref. 205). Consumed locally (Ref. 42843).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Distinct pairs breed on densely grown weedy places (Ref. 205).

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador : Garavello, Júlio | Colaboradores

Vari, R.P. and A.M. Williams, 1987. Headstanders of the Neotropical Anostomid Genus Abramites (Pisces: Characiformes: Anostomidae). Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 100(1):89-103. (Ref. 9743)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 28 April 2020

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Pesquerías: pesquerías de subsistencia; Acuario: Comercial

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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01096 (0.00533 - 0.02257), b=3.06 (2.89 - 3.23), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278): 2.9 ±0.33 se; based on food items.

Resiliencia (Ref. 120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Abramites hypselonotus (Günther, 1868)