Bryconamericus yokiae

Bryconamericus yokiae Román-Valencia, 2003

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Stevardiidae (Stevardiids) > Diapominae
Etymology: Bryconamericus: Greek, bryko = to bite + America, latinized (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Yoki Román-Valencia is, we assume, the author’s wife – since, in the etymology, he addresses her thus: “…my dream witch, for her pains and patience with a husband who loves little fishes”. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical

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South America: known only from the type locality, Río Salado, Venezuela.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 49957)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

Robust and deep body; a rhinosphenoid in front of the orbitosphenoid; absence of cartilage; a process on the post-ventral margin of the orbitosphenoid; a pointed process on the ischiac, and the first two pterygiophores in front of the anal fin inserted on the second vertebra of the spine (Ref. 49957).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Collected from a river with clear water (Ref. 49957).

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Román-Valencia, C., 2003. Una nueva especie de Bryconamericus (Pisces: Ostariophysi: Characidae) para el nororiente de Venezuela. Mem. Fund. La Salle de Cien. Nat. 155:21-30. (Ref. 49957)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Endangered (EN) (B1ab(iii)); Date assessed: 15 January 2021

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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