FB-64946 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64946 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Myctophiformes Myctophidae Protomyctophum Protomyctophum mcginnisi Prokofiev, 2004 Astyanax vermilion Zanata & Camelier, 2009 2009-06-03 2021-09-27 Zanata, A.M. and P. Camelier0 <i>Astyanax vermilion</i> and <i>Astyanax burgerai</i>: a new characid fishes (Ostariophysi: Characiformes) from Northeastern Bahia, Brazil. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 7(2):175-184. (Ref. 81202) IUCN0 The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1964 - onwards. https://www.iucnredlist.org/ (Ref. 130435) Melo, B.F., R.P. Ota, R.C. Benine, F.R. Carvalho, F.C. Lima, G.M. Mattox, C.S. Souza, T.C. Faria, L. Reia, F.F. Roxo and M. Valdez-Moreno0 Phylogenomics of Characidae, a hyper-diverse Neotropical freshwater fish lineage, with a phylogenetic classification including four families (Teleostei: Characiformes). Zool. J. Linn. Soc., 202(1)[p.zlae101]:1-37. (Ref. 133042) FB-GeneralDescr-64955 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2009-06-25 00:00:00 2013-07-18 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64955 Inhabits clear water streams, running over rocky, pebbles and sand bottom at low altitudes ranging from 188 to 258 m, with slow to moderate water current and less than 1 m deep (Ref. 81202). Stomach contents of three specimens include filamentous algae, fragments of vascular plants and seeds, insects and other unidentified arthropods, and organic debris (Ref. 81202). Zanata, A.M. and P. Camelier 2009 <i>Astyanax vermilion</i> and <i>Astyanax burgerai</i>: a new characid fishes (Ostariophysi: Characiformes) from Northeastern Bahia, Brazil. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 7(2):175-184. (Ref. 81202) FB-DiagnosticDescr-64955 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2009-06-27 00:00:00 2009-06-27 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64955 Diagnosed from all its congeners from northeastern Brazilian drainages by having distal portion of pelvic fins dark, a combination of sexually dimorphic characters, posteroventral portion of body and fins (except pectoral) reddish in life, and inconspicuous humeral and caudal spots. Can be further distinguished by having the following characters: highest body depth just anterior of dorsal-fin origin, scales on lateral line 32-34; five series of scales between dorsal origin and lateral line; three series of scales between lateral line and pelvic-fin origin; anal fin with 20-23 branched rays; dorsal usually ii,8,i; base of anterior anal-fin rays with 8-12 scales; one or two maxillary teeth; presence of no more than 5 cusps and dentary teeth abruptly decreasing in size posteriorly (Ref. 81202).Description: Dorsal-fin rays ii,8, ii,8,i, or ii,9; anal-fin rays iii,20, 21, 22, or 23; pectoral-fin rays i,9, 10, 11, or 12; pelvic-fin rays i,6 or 7. Scales rows between lateral line and pelvic-fin insertion 3 (Ref. 81202). Zanata, A.M. and P. Camelier 2009 <i>Astyanax vermilion</i> and <i>Astyanax burgerai</i>: a new characid fishes (Ostariophysi: Characiformes) from Northeastern Bahia, Brazil. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 7(2):175-184. (Ref. 81202) FB-Morphology-64955 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2009-06-27 00:00:00 2009-06-27 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64955 Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Analsoft rays: 23 - 26; Vertebrae: 33 Zanata, A.M. and P. Camelier 2009 <i>Astyanax vermilion</i> and <i>Astyanax burgerai</i>: a new characid fishes (Ostariophysi: Characiformes) from Northeastern Bahia, Brazil. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 7(2):175-184. (Ref. 81202) FB-Distribution-64955 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2009-06-25 00:00:00 2025-11-06 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64955 South America: rio Salgado and rio Almada in Brazil. Zanata, A.M. and P. Camelier 2009 <i>Astyanax vermilion</i> and <i>Astyanax burgerai</i>: a new characid fishes (Ostariophysi: Characiformes) from Northeastern Bahia, Brazil. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 7(2):175-184. (Ref. 81202) FB-Size-64955 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2009-06-25 00:00:00 2013-07-18 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64955 4.3 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 81202)) Zanata, A.M. and P. Camelier 2009 <i>Astyanax vermilion</i> and <i>Astyanax burgerai</i>: a new characid fishes (Ostariophysi: Characiformes) from Northeastern Bahia, Brazil. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 7(2):175-184. (Ref. 81202) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-64955 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2009-06-25 00:00:00 2013-07-18 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64955 benthopelagic; freshwater