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Bryconamericus andresoi Román-Valencia, 2003 |
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photo by
Romàn-Valencia, C. |
| Family: | Stevardiidae (Stevardiids), subfamily: Diapominae | |||
| Max. size: | 7.13 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: upper Patia River basin, Colombia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Distinguished from known Bryconamericus species by: soft, flexible lips that completely cover the external row of teeth of the premaxilla when the mouth closed; a long and wide fontanel (principally in the middle and posterior part); and by the insertion of the first four pterygiophores in front of the anal fin on the haemal spine of the third caudal vertebra (Ref. 49955). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 09 October 2014 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||