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Characidae (Characins; tetras) > Stevardiinae
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
Ecología
; agua dulce bentopelágico. Tropical
Distribución
Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri
South America: Middle and upper Atrato River basin in Colombia.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.5 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 34092)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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
Human uses
Herramientas
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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).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±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 (10 of 100).