Honduras country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs in the Grijalva River (Ref. 6858) and Choluteca River basin (Ref. 38504).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ho.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Lima, F.C.T., 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Macabil, Macabi tetra, Sardinita macabi, ... more

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Characiformes (Characins) > 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 Ekologi

; sötvatten bentopelagisk; djupintervall 0 - 5 m. Tropical; 21°C - 34°C (Ref. 36880)

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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 / Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: L_m 27.3 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 59.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 40637); publicerad maxvikt: 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.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver

Eggs are deposited in nests with sandy bottoms (Ref. 127435).

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

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)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 15 November 2018

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Sportfisk: ja

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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 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).

Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278): 2.3 ±0.27 se; based on food items.

Resiliens (Ref. 120179): Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (K=0.35; Fec = 701;).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (34 of 100).

Brycon guatemalensis Regan, 1908