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Etymology: Charax: Charax, -akos = a fish without identification (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Bruno Condé (1920–2004) was a French zoologist and speleologist, whose doctorate in natural science was awarded by the Faculty of Sciences, University of Nancy (1952), where he had started work as a botany collector (1943). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Géry & Knöppel.
Issue
See Géry & Knoppel (1976) for detailed description.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.5 - 7.8; dH range: ? - 20. Tropical; 23°C - 25°C (Ref. 1672)
South America: Negro River basin in Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 36811)
Feeds on smaller fishes (Ref. 1672).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Lucena, C.A.S. and N.A. Menezes, 2003. Subfamily Characinae (Characins, tetras). p. 200-208. 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. 36811)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
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