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> Characiformes (Characins) > Crenuchidae (South American darters) > Characidiinae
Etymology: Characidium: Diminutive of Charax, -akos = a fish without identification (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Eigenmann.

Issue
Several morphologically similar populations from Colombia to Uruguay may be referable to this species. This species used to be incorrected listed as Characidium fasciatum (see discussion in Buckup, 1992:1071)

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

; acqua dolce benthopelagico. Tropical

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South America: Amazon and Essequibo River basins; and coastal basins of Guiana Shield.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.4 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 101566)

Lives in groups in the upper reaches of rivers. Common in rapidly flowing water over a sandy or rocky substrate (Ref. 27188). Feeds mainly on insects which they dig from the substrate or pick from the rocks (Ref. 12225). Highly mimetic, the intensity of the black bands depends on the color of the substrate (Ref. 27188).

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Buckup, P.A., 2003. Crenuchidae (South American darters). p. 87-95. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 37059)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 06 May 2020

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Estimates based on models

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

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00977 (0.00738 - 0.01295), b=3.03 (2.96 - 3.10), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.5 ±0.3 se; based on diet studies.

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

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