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Etymology: Hyphessobrycon: Greek, hyphesson, -on, -on = a little smaller + Greek, bryko = to bite (Ref. 45335); heliacus: From its bright golden color; an adjective.
More on authors: Moreira, Landim & Costa.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce pélagique; profondeur 0 - 2 m (Ref. 42626). Tropical
South America: Teles Pires River in the upper Tapajós basin, Brazil.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.8 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 42626)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Body golden in life; transverse chevron-shaped bars along the horizontal midline of the body. Dorsal and pelvic fins elongated and filamentous in mature males. Thick anal fin rays and absence of anal fin lobe in mature males. A large caudal spot, covering at least half of the caudal peduncle and its base (Ref. 42626).
Collected only in lentic marginal portions of the stream, on muddy bottom with plenty of submersed vegetation (Ref. 42626).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Moreira, C.R., M.I. Landum and W.J.E.M. Costa, 2002. Hyphessobrycon heliacus a new characid fish (Ostariophysi: Chariciformes) from the Upper Rio Tapajós Basin, Central Brazil. Copeia 2002(2):428-432. (Ref. 42626)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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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=0.01175 (0.00498 - 0.02769), b=3.10 (2.93 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).