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Bryconidae ("Brycon characins") > Bryconinae
Etymology: Brycon: Greek, ebrykon, brykomai = to bite, to gnaw (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Arthur Wilbur Henn (1890–1959) was an American herpetologist and ichthyologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Eigenmann.
Taxonomic Remarks
See Dahl (1971: 124-125) for notes on ecology.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: Trans-Andean river basins of Colombia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 35.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 38504); max. published weight: 470.00 g (Ref. 40637)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
A 16.93 cm TL specimen (girth 28 cm) caught from Quebrada la Compania, Columbia weighed 1.125 kg (G. Kelley, IGFA application for all-tackle records, pers. comm., 10/2002).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial
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