Bryconamericus yokiae
Bryconamericus yokiae Román-Valencia, 2003
Bryconamericus yokiae
photo by Romàn-Valencia, C.

Family:  Stevardiidae (Stevardiids), subfamily: Diapominae
Max. size:  6.77 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: known only from the type locality, Río Salado, Venezuela.
Diagnosis:  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).
Biology:  Collected from a river with clear water (Ref. 49957).
IUCN Red List Status: Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 15 January 2021 (B1ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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