Boulengerella cuvieri

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Boulengerella cuvieri
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Ctenoluciidae
Genus: Boulengerella
Species:
B. cuiveri
Binomial name
Boulengerella cuiveri
Spix & Agassiz, 1829 [2]
Synonyms [2]
List
  • Xiphostoma cuvieriSpix & Agassiz, 1829
  • Hydrocynus cuvieri(Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
  • Xiphostoma ocellatumJardine, 1841
  • Boulengerella ocellata(Jardine, 1841)
  • Boulengerella ocellatum(Jardine, 1841)
  • Xiphostoma oseryiCastelnau, 1855
  • Xiphostoma longipinneSteindachner, 1876
  • Hydrocynus longipinnis(Steindachner, 1876)
  • Boulengerella longipinne(Steindachner, 1876)

Boulengerella cuiveri, commonly known as the bicuda, is a species of pike-characin in the family Ctenoluciidae.

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The fish is named in honor of French naturalist and zoologist Georges Cuvier (1769–1832), because he was first to accurately diagnose the family Salmones, which at that time included all characiform fishes. [3]

Description

Boulengerella cuiveri grows to a maximum length of 88 cm (35 in), and has a maximum published weight of 6 kg (13 lb). It has ten to eleven dorsal soft rays, nine to eleven anal soft rays, and 48 to 49 vertebrae. It lacks dorsal and anal spines. It is a carnivore, and typically preys upon smaller fish. [4]

Distribution and habitat

Boulengerella cuiveri is a freshwater fish native to the Amazon region. It can be found in Peru and Brazil, the Orinoco River in Colombia and Venezuela, and the tributaries of the Amazon, such as the Tocantins River, Araguaia River, Negro River, Madeira River, and others as far as Bolivia. Furthermore, it is can also be found in the Essequibo River in Guyana and French Guiana. It can be found on the surface of areas with rapidly flowing water, usually behind obstacles such as fallen logs or rocks. [4]

Conservation status

In 2020, this species was assessed by the IUCN Red List and determined to be a least-concern species. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Frederico, Renata G. (21 October 2020). "Boulengerella cuvieri (Piakoko)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 21 October 2020: e.T49829910A91629546. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T49829910A91629546.en . Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  2. 1 2 Bailly, Nicolas (2020). "Boulengerella cuvieri (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  3. Scharpf, Christopher; Lazara, Kenneth J. (22 September 2018). "Order CHARACIFORMES: Families CURIMATIDAE, PROCHILODONTIDAE, LEBIASINIDAE, CTENOLUCIIDAE and ACESTRORHYNCHIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  4. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Boulengerella cuvieri" in FishBase. April 2006 version.