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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
Ecología
; agua dulce bentopelágico; rango de profundidad 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 / Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm 27.3  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 59.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 40637); peso máximo publicado: 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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca deportiva: si
Herramientas
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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).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 2.3 ±0.27 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 3.1 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (K=0.35; Fec = 701;).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (34 of 100).