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Brycon falcatus Müller & Troschel, 1844

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> Characiformes (Characins) > Bryconidae ("Brycon characins") > Bryconinae
Etymology: Brycon: Greek, ebrykon, brykomai = to bite, to gnaw (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Müller & Troschel.

Issue
See Planquette et al. (1996: 226-227) for a short redescription, and Howes (1982: 26, 28) for miscellaneous notes. Synonym above is based on personal observation. Food fish.

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

; sötvatten bentopelagisk; pH range: 5.5 - 7.5; dH range: ? - 25. Tropical; 18°C - 25°C (Ref. 1672)

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

South America: Rivers in Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana; Amazon and Orinoco River basins.

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 48.9 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 125983); 49.5 cm SL (female); publicerad maxvikt: 2.7 kg (Ref. 12225); publicerad maxvikt: 2.7 kg

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Inhabits rivers. Is an omnivorous species. Little is known of its biology (Ref. 12225).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Lima, F.C.T., 2003. Characidae - Bryconinae (Characins, tetras). p. 174-181. 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. 38504)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


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