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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Characiformes (Characins) > Characidae (Characins) > Stevardiinae
Etymology: Bryconamericus: Greek, bryko = to bite + America, latinized (Ref. 45335).

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Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical, preferred ?

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South America: known only from the type locality, Río Salado, Venezuela.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 49957)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Robust and deep body; a rhinosphenoid in front of the orbitosphenoid; absence of cartilage; a process on the post-ventral margin of the orbitosphenoid; a pointed process on the ischiac, and the first two pterygiophores in front of the anal fin inserted on the second vertebra of the spine (Ref. 49957).

Collected from a river with clear water (Ref. 49957).

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Román-Valencia, C., 2003. Una nueva especie de Bryconamericus (Pisces: Ostariophysi: Characidae) para el nororiente de Venezuela. Mem. Fund. La Salle de Cien. Nat. 155:21-30. (Ref. 49957)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Bryconamericus yokiae Román-Valencia, 2003