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Characiformes (Characins) >
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
Ecologia
; Água doce bentopelágico; potamódromo (Ref. 51243). Tropical
South America: Upper Orinoco River basin in Colombia and Venezuela.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 38.0 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 38504)
Descrição breve
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Raios anais moles: 26 - 28.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
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)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Peixe desportivo: sim
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