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Characidae (Characins; tetras) > Stevardiinae
Etymology: Bryconamericus: Greek, bryko = to bite + America, latinized (Ref. 45335); arilepis: Named for its high number of scales; 'griega' for many and 'lepis' for scales.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce pelágico. Tropical
South America: Colombia.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.1 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 83586)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
This species can be distinguished from its congeners by this set of characters: higher number of lateral line scales 50-54 (vs. 30-50, except B. terrabensis with 47-54); higher count of scales between the lateral line and the dorsal fin origin 9-11 (vs. 4-9) and between the lateral line and pelvic fin origin 8-10 (vs. 2-8); more scales between lateral line and anal fin origin 8-10 (vs. 2-8, except B. terrabensis with 6-9); more predorsal scales 16-18 (vs. 9-16, except B. huilae with 14-19 scales, B. galvisi with 12-17 and B. tolimae with 13-17) (Ref. 83586).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Román-Valencia, C., J.A. Vanegas-Ríos and R.I. Ruiz-C., 2008. Una nueva especie de pez del género Bryconamericus (Ostariophysi: Characidae) del río Magdalena, con una clave para especies de Colombia. Revista de Biologia Tropical 56(4):1749-1763. (Ref. 83586)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
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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=0.01413 (0.00599 - 0.03330), b=2.98 (2.80 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 2.6 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).