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Characidae (Characins; tetras) > Aphyocharacinae
Etymology: Aphyocharax: Greek, aphye, -es, sardine, anchovy + Greek, charax = a marine fish; diminutive (Ref. 45335); yekwanae: Named for the Ye'Kwana tribe that lives and oversees most of the Río Caura basin.
Eponymy: This species is named after the Ye’Kwana people (also ‘Ye-kuana’ – see above). They live in and oversee most of the Río Caura basin, Brazil. They are well known for their “…fervid desire to protect and manage their home territory and its environment.” (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
; agua dulce pelágico. Tropical
South America: Venezuela.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.6 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 49521)
Descripción breve
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 9; Radios blandos anales: 15 - 17; Vértebra: 36 - 37. Body with bright red coloration, from vertical through second to fifth branched anal-fin ray to vertical through apex of fork in caudal fin; adipose and posterior 2/3 of anal fin red. This coloration is believed to be autapomorphic. Distal margin of anal fin clear. Maxillary teeth 11-16; incompletely toothed maxilla (Ref. 49521).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Common in the lee side of islands and protected backwaters of the main river channel; sand with some rocks bottom. Also collected near mouths of streams where it could be muddy and covered with terrestrial plant leaves. Aquatic vegetation almost always absent; water clear to moderately turbid (Ref. 49521).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Willink, P.W., B. Chernoff, A. Machado-Allison, F. Provenzano and P. Petry, 2003. Aphyocharax yekwanae, a new species of bloodfin tetra (Teleostei: Characiformes: Characidae) from the Guyana Shield of Venezuela. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 14(1):1-8. (Ref. 49521)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Herramientas
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5005 [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).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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