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Siluriformes (Catfishes) >
Doradidae (Thorny catfishes) > Astrodoradinae
Etymology: Physopyxis: Greek, physa = bellows + Greek, pyxis,-idos = box (Ref. 45335); cristata: From the Latin cristatus, meaning crested, in allusion to the externally visible series of emergent neural spines..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
South America: Rio Negro basin of the Amazon drainage in Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 56903)
Found in waters with accumulated leaf litter (Ref. 56903).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Sousa, L.M. and L.H. Rapp Py-Daniel, 2005. Description of two new species of Physopyxis and redescription of P. lyra (Siluriformes: Doradidae). Neotrop. Ichthyol. 3(4):625-636. (Ref. 56903)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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