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Etymology: Pterobrycon: Greek, pteryx = fin + Greek, bryko = to bite (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Hugh McKennan Landon (1867–1947) was an Indianapolis businessman and philanthropist who helped finance the Chocó, Colombia, expedition that collected the holotypes of both Hemiancistrus landoni and Pterobrycon landoni. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Eigenmann.
Issue
No recent systematic descriptions, but its presence in río Atrato confirmed recently by Bork (2000a), imported alive into Germany as bycatch with Nematobrycon palmeri. See Bork (2000b) for a brief account of breeding this fish. See Weitzman & Menezes (1998) for relationships.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: Middle and upper Atrato River basin in Colombia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 34092)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Weitzman, S.H., 2003. Glandulocaudinae (Characins, tetras). p. 222-230. 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. 38597)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00955 (0.00443 - 0.02057), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.4 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).