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Taxonomy
Acari
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Many soil mites help break down dead plant material and improve the soil. Some parasitic mites carry diseases that have strong effects on their hosts. Many mite species live in the nests of other animals.
Ecosystem Impact: biodegradation
Species Used as Host:
- Different mites species are parasites of every kind of animal except fish.
Mutualist Species:
- Social insects (ants, termites, wasps, bees)
Commensal/Parasitic Species:
- Social insects (ants, termites, wasps, bees)
- Bird nests
- Mammal nests
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demersal; freshwater
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20.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 35381))
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demersal; freshwater
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Not Evaluated
- IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
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Occurs in rio Paraguaçu and its tributaries, in stretches of up to 60 m wide and 1.5 m deep, with rocky bottom, dark colored water, mild to fast water current, and at altitudes ranging from 143 to 350 meters above sea level. Sympatric with Hypostomus chrysostiktos (Ref. 93813).
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Parental care may be exhibited by males (Ref. 56986).
- Liang, S.-H., H.-P. Wu and B.-S. Shieh 2005 Size structure, reproductive phenology, and sex ratio of an exotic armored catfish (Liposarcus multiradiatus) in the Kaoping River of southern Taiwan. Zool. Stud. 44(2):252-259. (Ref. 56986)
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Not Evaluated
- IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
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fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial
- Agasen, E.V. 2050 Taxonomic investigations of "janitor fish" caught in selected inland waters in Luzon. Unpublished report. (Ref. 53891)
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Not Evaluated
- IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
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| Rights holder/Author | Pascualita Sa-a, FishBase |
| Source | http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=48872 |