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Bryconidae ("Brycon characins") > Bryconinae
Etymology: Henochilus: Greek, enioi, -ai, -a = sometimes, some + Greek, cheilos = lip (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Henry Wheatland (1812–1893) first went to Harvard (1828) aged 16, and after graduating he studied medicine and received his medical degree from Harvard (1837). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Garman.
Issue
Vieira et al. (2000) rediscovered and provided habitat information on the species. These authors put in doubt the correctness of the type-locality.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce pelagico. Tropical
South America: Mucuri and Doce River basins in Brazil.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 41.3 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 38504)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 11; Raggi anali molli: 25 - 26. Upper lip absent.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Feeds on plants (Ref. 598).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
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: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01380 (0.00618 - 0.03082), b=3.05 (2.86 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 2.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100).
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