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Etymology: Hyphessobrycon: Greek, hyphesson, -on, -on = a little smaller + Greek, bryko = to bite (Ref. 45335); zoe: Named for Zo’é, a Tupi speaking people living at the Rio Cuminapanema, a tributary of Rio Curuá which is very close to the area from where this new species is known; noun in apposition..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; pelagic. Tropical
South America: Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 125533)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 9; Anal soft rays: 17 - 20. This species is distinguished from all congeners except agulha, clavatus, eschwartzae, herbertaxelrodi, klausanni, loretoensis, lucenorum, margitae, metae, mutabilis, peruvianus, vanzolinii, wadai by having a relatively broad diffuse midlateral stripe (vs. a narrow, well-defined midlateral stripe, or midlateral stripe absent); differs from all aforementioned species, except agulha, mutabilis, by having a distinctive caudal peduncle blotch (vs. absent); differs further from clavatus, loretoensis, metae, vanzolinii by having a humeral blotch (vs. absent), and from agulha, herbertaxelrodi, klausanni, lucenorum, margitae, mutabilis by having a lateral broad diffuse stripe only conspicuous after midbody (vs. stripe extended anteriorly to humeral blotch); differs further from agulha by having 5-7 (mode 7) pored lateral-line scales (vs. 10-35, mode 13), and from mutabilis by the conspicuous and irregularly-shaped humeral blotch with vertical and longitudinal components (vs. an inconspicuous and narrow humeral blotch with a single vertically-elongated component) (Ref. 125533).
Reported collection from small forest creeks with rocky/sandy bottom, in a hilly landscape, with altitudes ranging from 330-370 meters a.s.l., in a contact area between savannah and rainforest. Gut content of three specimens contained ant heads, a chironomid larvae, and
unidentified triturated matter (Ref. 125533).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Faria, T.C., F.C.T. Lima and W.B. Wosiacki, 2020. A new Hyphessobrycon (Characiformes: Characidae) from the Guiana Shield in northern Brazil. Copeia 108(2):369-375. (Ref. 125533)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.9 ±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).
