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Characiformes (Characins) >
Bryconidae ("Brycon characins") > Bryconinae
Etymology: Henochilus: Greek, enioi, -ai, -a = sometimes, some + Greek, cheilos = lip (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Henry Wheatland (1812–1893) first went to Harvard (1828) aged 16, and after graduating he studied medicine and received his medical degree from Harvard (1837). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Garman.
Issue
Vieira et al. (2000) rediscovered and provided habitat information on the species. These authors put in doubt the correctness of the type-locality.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce pelágico. Tropical
South America: Mucuri and Doce River basins in Brazil.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 41.3 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 38504)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 11; Radios blandos anales: 25 - 26. Upper lip absent.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Feeds on plants (Ref. 598).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
Special reports
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01380 (0.00618 - 0.03082), b=3.05 (2.86 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 2.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100).
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