Bryconops caudomaculatus
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Characiformes (Characins)
Iguanodectidae
Bryconops
Bryconops caudomaculatus
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated.
Distribution
South America: coastal streams of the Guiana Shield, Orinoco and Amazon River basins.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. benthopelagic.
Biology
Occurs in rapidly flowing water with a rocky bottom. Like other taxa of the same genus, it is omnivorous and feeds on small fish. Is known to be quarrelsome (Ref. 12225).
Max length: 12.4 cm TL; max weight: 20 g.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; nonguarders (open water/substratum egg scatterers); parental care: none. Spawns in schools during rainy season.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2020-09-10.
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial.
References
Baensch, H.A. and R. Riehl (1985) Aquarien atlas. Band 2. Mergus, Verlag für Natur-und Heimtierkunde GmbH, Melle, Germany. 1216 p.
Planquette, P., P. Keith and P.-Y. Le Bail (1996) Atlas des poissons d'eau douce de Guyane. Tome 1. Collection du Patrimoine Naturel Volume 22, MNHN, Paris & INRA, Paris. 429 p.
Lima, F.C.T., L.R. Malabarba, P.A. Buckup, J.F. Pezzi da Silva, R.P. Vari, A. Harold, R. Benine, O.T. Oyakawa, C.S. Pavanelli, N.A. Menezes, C.A.S. Lucena, M.C.S.L. Malabarba, Z.M.S. Lucena, R.E. Reis, F. Langeani, C. Moreira et al. … (2003) Genera Incertae Sedis in Characidae. p. 106-168. 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.
Giarrizzo, T., R.R. de Sena Oliveira, M.C. Andrade, A.P. Gonçalves, T.A.P. Barbosa, A.R. Martins, D.K. Marques, J.L.B. dos Santos, R. de P., da S. Frois, T.P.O. de Albuquerque, L.F.de A. Montag, M. Camargo and L.M. de Sousa (2015) Length-weight and length-length relationships for 135 fish species from the Xingu River (Amazon basin, Brazil). J. Appl. Ichthyol. 31:514-424. DOI: 10.1111/jai.12677
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