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Etymology: Bryconamericus: Greek, bryko = to bite + America, latinized (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Professor Dr Carl Henry Eigenmann (1863–1927) was a German-born American ichthyologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Evermann & Kendall.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate
South America: Primero River, tributary to Laguna Mar Chiquita.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 33287)
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Malabarba, L.R. and A. Kindel, 1995. A new species of the genus Bryconamericus Eigenmann, 1907 from southern Brazil (Ostariophysi: Characidae). Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 108(4):679-686. (Ref. 33287)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00871 (0.00361 - 0.02100), b=3.13 (2.94 - 3.32), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
2.7 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |