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Doradidae (Thorny catfishes) > Doradinae
Etymology: Platydoras: Greek, platys = flat + Greek, doras = skin (Ref. 45335); brachylecis: Derived from the Greek 'brachy', meaning short, and 'lekis', meaning plate or dish. This is in reference to the relatively shallow midlateral scutes..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce demersale. Tropical
South America: Rio Mearim, rio Pindaré, rio Itapecuru and rio Parnaíba basins in northeastern Brazil.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.6 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 79514)
Short description
Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale): 2; Raggi dorsali molli (totale): 6. Anal fin iii-iv,8-9 (Ref. 79514).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Piorski, N.M., J.C. Garavello, Arce H.M. and M.H. Sabaj Pérez, 2008. Platydoras brachylecis, a new species of thorny catfish (Siluriformes: Doradidae) from northeastern Brazil. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 6(3):481-494. (Ref. 79514)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00933 (0.00437 - 0.01992), b=3.03 (2.85 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.4 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (16 of 100).