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Bryconidae ("Brycon characins") > Bryconinae
Etymology: Brycon: Greek, ebrykon, brykomai = to bite, to gnaw (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Regan.
Issue
See Howes (1982: 29-30) for remarks on taxonomy, Burcham (1988), Bussing (1993), and Horn (1997) for observations on ecology of the species. Food fish.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce benthopélagique; profondeur 0 - 5 m. Tropical; 21°C - 34°C (Ref. 36880)
Central America: Atlantic slope from Grijalva River, Mexico to eastern Panama; in the Pacific slope, only in Choluteca River basin of Honduras.
Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm 27.3  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 59.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 40637); poids max. publié: 4.3 kg (Ref. 40637)
Found in lakes, rivers and streams between 0 and 600 m elevation. The young feed on terrestrial and aquatic insects, leaves, fruits and seeds but become mainly herbivorous when adult. Eggs are deposited in nests located in sand bottoms of streams.
Eggs are deposited in nests with sandy bottoms (Ref. 127435).
Lima, F.C.T., 2003. Characidae - Bryconinae (Characins, tetras). p. 174-181. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 38504)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêche sportive: oui
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00933 (0.00545 - 0.01597), b=3.03 (2.88 - 3.18), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 2.3 ±0.27 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (K=0.35; Fec = 701;).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (34 of 100).