Brycon guatemalensis
Macabi Tetra
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Characiformes (Characins)
Bryconidae (Brycons)
Brycon
Brycon guatemalensis (Macabi Tetra)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: fusiform / normal.
Distribution
Central America: Atlantic slope from Grijalva River, Mexico to eastern Panama; in the Pacific slope, only in Choluteca River basin of Honduras.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. benthopelagic. depth range 0-5 m. Found in: streams, lakes.
Biology
Found in lakes, rivers and streams between 0 and 600 m elevation. The young feed on terrestrial and aquatic insects, leaves, fruits and seeds but become mainly herbivorous when adult. Eggs are deposited in nests located in sand bottoms of streams.
Max length: 59.0 cm TL; max weight: 4320 g.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; mating system: monogamy; guarders (Nesters). Eggs are deposited in nests with sandy bottoms (Ref. 127435).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2018-11-15. Resilience: Medium (K=0.35; Fec = 701;).
Commercial or Environmental Importance
gamefish.
References
Bussing, W.A. (1987) Peces de las aguas continentales de Costa Rica. Editorial de la Universidad de Costa Rica ciudad Universitaria Rodrigo Facio. San Jose.
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.
IGFA (2001) Database of IGFA angling records until 2001. IGFA, Fort Lauderdale, USA.
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