Hemibrycon cardalensis

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Hemibrycon cardalensis Román-Valencia, Ruiz-C., Taphorn P., Mancera-Rodriguez & García-Alzate, 2013

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> Characiformes (Characins) > Characidae (Characins; tetras) > Stevardiinae
Etymology: Hemibrycon: Greek, hemi = half + Greek, bryko = to bite (Ref. 45335);  cardalensis: Named for El Cardal creek, where the type series was collected. A noun in apposition..

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

; sötvatten bentopelagisk. Tropical

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South America: El Cardal creek, a tributary of the Guatapé River; middle Magdalena River Basin in Colombia.

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.7 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 95113)

Short description Morfologi | Morfometri

Ryggkotor: 39 - 40. Distinguished from all species of Hemibrycon, including its sympatric species and H. fasciatusby having the following characters: dark pigment of the peduncle spot restricted to just the ventral half of the caudal peduncle; anterior lateral-line scales outlined with melanophores; and scales of posterior margin of caudal peduncle with multiple undulations (Ref. 95113).

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

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Román-Valencia, C., R.I. Ruiz-C., D.C. Taphorn, N.J. Mancera-Rodriguez and C. García-A., 2013. Three new species of Hemibrycon (Characiformes: Characidae) from the Magdalena River Basin, Colombia. Rev. Biol. Trop. 61(3):1365-1387. (Ref. 95113)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


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