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Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Characidae (Characins; tetras) > Stevardiinae
Etymology: Bryconamericus: Greek, bryko = to bite + America, latinized (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: This is not an eponym but derives from a local word used to denote small characins in southern Brazil. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

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Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate

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South America: Feitoria Creek and tributaries in Caí River basin, Laguna dos Patos drainage.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 33287)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal soft rays: 19 - 22. Its elongated body with greatest depth 24.6-29.8% of SL; lack of dark pigmentation on the distal tips of the caudal fin; 3 or 4 maxillary teeth. Bryconamericus lambariis further distinguished from B. iheringii by the shallower body depth and shorter pelvic fins; distinguished from B. stramineus in its absence of a conspicuous and wide midlateral stripe (present in B. stramineus).

Occurs in small river with sandy and rocky bottoms in areas of low current flow.

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Malabarba, L.R. and A. Kindel, 1995. A new species of the genus Bryconamericus Eigenmann, 1907 from southern Brazil (Ostariophysi: Characidae). Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 108(4):679-686. (Ref. 33287)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

Endangered (EN) (B1ab(iii)); Date assessed: 07 November 2018

CITES

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=0.01413 (0.00599 - 0.03330), b=2.98 (2.80 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 2.7 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

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

Bryconamericus lambari Malabarba & Kindel, 1995