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Bryconamericus arilepis Román-Valencia, Vanegas-Ríos & Ruiz-C., 2008 |
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photo by
Romàn-Valencia, C. |
| Family: | Stevardiidae (Stevardiids), subfamily: Diapominae | |||
| Max. size: | 7.089 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Colombia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | This species can be distinguished from its congeners by this set of characters: higher number of lateral line scales 50-54 (vs. 30-50, except B. terrabensis with 47-54); higher count of scales between the lateral line and the dorsal fin origin 9-11 (vs. 4-9) and between the lateral line and pelvic fin origin 8-10 (vs. 2-8); more scales between lateral line and anal fin origin 8-10 (vs. 2-8, except B. terrabensis with 6-9); more predorsal scales 16-18 (vs. 9-16, except B. huilae with 14-19 scales, B. galvisi with 12-17 and B. tolimae with 13-17) (Ref. 83586). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 07 October 2014 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||