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Bryconidae ("Brycon characins") > Bryconinae
Etymology: Brycon: Greek, ebrykon, brykomai = to bite, to gnaw (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: General Thomas Dresser White (1901–1965) was the Chief of Staff, United States Air Force, in which he served (1924–1961), having initially been an infantry officer (1920–1924). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Myers & Weitzman.
Issue
See Taphorn (1992: 131-132) and Lilyestrom & Taphorn (1983) for notes on ecology. Food fish.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
; sötvatten bentopelagisk; flodvandrande (Ref. 51243). Tropical
South America: Upper Orinoco River basin in Colombia and Venezuela.
Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 38.0 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 38504)
Short description
Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri
Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 26 - 28.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver
Lima, F.C.T., 2003. Characidae - Bryconinae (Characins, tetras). p. 174-181. 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. 38504)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Sportfisk: ja
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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=0.01122 (0.00514 - 0.02450), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 2.8 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100).