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Triportheidae (Hatchet characins) > Triportheinae
Etymology: Triportheus: Greek, tres tria = three + Greek, portheo = to sack (Ref. 45335); venezuelensis: The specific name, venezuelensis, refers to the country drained by Rio Orinoco,.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: Rio Orinoco basin.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 17 - ? cm
Max length : 11.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 54769)
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Malabarba, M.C.S.L., 2004. Revision of the neotropical genus Triportheus Cope, 1872 (Characiformes: Characidae). Neotrop. Ichthyol. 2(4):167-204. (Ref. 54769)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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