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Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Characidae (Characins; tetras) > Stevardiinae
Etymology: Hemibrycon: Greek, hemi = half + Greek, bryko = to bite (Ref. 45335); cairoensis: Named for its type locality, El Cairo in the state of Risaralda, Colombia.

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Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 8.0 - 8.0. Tropical; ? - 20°C (Ref. 83513)

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South America: Los Ramirez and Italica Creeks in the Risaralda River system, upper Cauca, Colombia.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83513)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Vertebrae: 39 - 40. Diagnosed from other members of the genus in possessing nine proximal pterygiophores (including the terminal piece) on dorsal fin. Differs further from Hemibrycon species from the upper and middle Cauca rivers by having 43-46 pored lateral-line scales (Ref. 83513).

Inhabits creeks with brown water and substrate of stone and sand. The creeks are characterized by having 18.3-20.3°C surface temperature, 7.6-9.7 mg/l dissolved oxygen and 104-127% saturation, pH 8, and 2-4 m width (Ref. 83513).

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Román-Valencia, C. and D.K. Arcila-Mesa, 2009. Two new species of Hemibrycon (Characiformes, Characidae) from the Magdalena River, Colombia. Animal Biodiversity and Conservation 32(2):77-87. (Ref. 83513)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 10 October 2014

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00813 (0.00372 - 0.01775), b=3.09 (2.90 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.0 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

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Hemibrycon cairoensis Román-Valencia & Arcila-Mesa, 2009