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Characiformes (Characins) >
Alestidae (African tetras)
Etymology: Brycinus: Greek, ebrykon, brykomai = to bite, to gnaw (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Canna Maria Louise Popta (1860–1929) was one of the first Dutch women to take up ichthyology and one of the first women to study at Leiden, which awarded her degree in Geology, Zoology and Botany. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Pellegrin.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce pelágico. Tropical
Africa: middle Congo River basin, in the middle Congo River (Ref. 41590), Kwilu (Ref. 89725), Ruki (Ref. 41580, 93897), Léfini (Ref. 88782), Alima (Ref. 42019), Sangha (Ref. 51193), Uele (Ref. 42019), Itimbiri (Ref. 42019, 106290), Aruwimi and Lindi-Tshopo (Ref. 106290), in Cameroon, Republic of Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.7 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 124477)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Paugy, D., 1984. Characidae. p. 140-183. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 1. (Ref. 5331)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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=0.00813 (0.00388 - 0.01704), b=3.19 (3.00 - 3.38), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 2.9 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (14 of 100).