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Aphyocharax yekwanae Willink, Chernoff & Machado-Allison, 2003
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Characidae (Characins; tetras) > Aphyocharacinae
Etymology: Aphyocharax: Greek, aphye, -es, sardine, anchovy + Greek, charax = a marine fish; diminutive (Ref. 45335); yekwanae: Named for the Ye'Kwana tribe that lives and oversees most of the Río Caura basin.
Eponymy: This species is named after the Ye’Kwana people (also ‘Ye-kuana’ – see above). They live in and oversee most of the Río Caura basin, Brazil. They are well known for their “…fervid desire to protect and manage their home territory and its environment.” (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Etymology: Aphyocharax: Greek, aphye, -es, sardine, anchovy + Greek, charax = a marine fish; diminutive (Ref. 45335); yekwanae: Named for the Ye'Kwana tribe that lives and oversees most of the Río Caura basin.
Eponymy: This species is named after the Ye’Kwana people (also ‘Ye-kuana’ – see above). They live in and oversee most of the Río Caura basin, Brazil. They are well known for their “…fervid desire to protect and manage their home territory and its environment.” (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Freshwater; pelagic. Tropical
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South America: Venezuela.
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal soft rays: 15 - 17; Vertebrae: 36 - 37. Body with bright red coloration, from vertical through second to fifth branched anal-fin ray to vertical through apex of fork in caudal fin; adipose and posterior 2/3 of anal fin red. This coloration is believed to be autapomorphic. Distal margin of anal fin clear. Maxillary teeth 11-16; incompletely toothed maxilla (Ref. 49521).
Common in the lee side of islands and protected backwaters of the main river channel; sand with some rocks bottom. Also collected near mouths of streams where it could be muddy and covered with terrestrial plant leaves. Aquatic vegetation almost always absent; water clear to moderately turbid (Ref. 49521).
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Willink, P.W., B. Chernoff, A. Machado-Allison, F. Provenzano and P. Petry, 2003. Aphyocharax yekwanae, a new species of bloodfin tetra (Teleostei: Characiformes: Characidae) from the Guyana Shield of Venezuela. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 14(1):1-8. (Ref. 49521)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Vulnerable (VU) (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)); Date assessed: 18 August 2017
CITES
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD50 = 0.5005 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00514 - 0.02450), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).