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Acestrorhamphidae (American tetras) > Thayeriinae
Etymology: Inpaichthys: It is a dedication name; see www.aqua.terra-net.de; from a Brazilian institution about Indian tribes; parauapiranga: Name 'parauapiranga from the Tupi words 'paraua' and 'piranga', meaning 'blotch' and 'red', referring to its color pattern. Noun in apposition.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; pelagic. Tropical
South America: Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 132478)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal soft rays: 21 - 24; Vertebrae: 31 - 33. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: six red dotted longitudinal stripes on the flanks; narrow dark midlateral stripe along the longitudinal septum of body, extending from second humeral blotch to median caudal-fin rays; presence of two humeral blotches; five scale rows between dorsal-fin origin and lateral line; 12-14 circumpeduncular scales; presence of adipose fin; 21-25 anal-fin branched rays; two humeral blotches; 3 cusps on largest dentary teeth; absence of a bony rhinosphenoid; absence of a conspicuous ethmopalatine cartilage; absence of denticles on gill rakers (Ref. 132478).
Cross section: compressed.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Ferreira, K.M., A.C. Ribeiro, F.C.T. Lima, H.P. Silva, D.C. Ferreira and J.M. Mirande, 2024. A new species of Inpaichthys from the rio Canamã, rio Aripuanã basin, Mato Grosso State, Brazil, with a redefinition of the genus (Characidae: Stethaprioninae). Neotrop. Ichthyol. 2024; 22(1):e230113. (Ref. 132478)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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