Brycon pesu
No common name
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Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Characiformes (Characins)
Bryconidae (Brycons)
Brycon
Brycon pesu
Description
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Characters
Body shape: fusiform / normal.
Distribution
South America: Amazon River basin; rivers in Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana; Orinoco River basin.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. benthopelagic. Found in: streams.
Biology
Is a gregarious species. Occurs over sand and rocks, in swift flowing waters where it swims rapidly and incessantly. Feeds on both plants and animals (Ref. 12225).
Max length: 18.9 cm SL; max weight: 88 g.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2020-10-07. Resilience: High (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial.
References
Ortega, H. and R.P. Vari (1986) Annotated checklist of the freshwater fishes of Peru. Smithson. Contrib. Zool. (437):1-25. DOI: 10.5479/si.00810282.437
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.
Lima, R.G.d.S.F., B.E. Soares, T.F. de Barros, R. Mazzoni and E.P. Caramaschi (2022) Length-weight relationships in 45 Neotropical fish species from the upper Tocantins River basin (Brazil). J. Appl. Ichthyol. 2022:1-9. DOI: 10.1111/jai.14314
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