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Etymology: Macropsobrycon: Greek, makros = great + Greek, ops, opsis = eye + Greek, bryko = to bite (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Eigenmann.
Issue
See description in Eigenmann (1915). Sexually dimorphic characters of the caudal fin of males described and compared to other Compsurin Cheirodontines in Malabarba & Weitzman (1999, 2000).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical
South America: Laguna dos Patos basin and the Uruguay and Tramandaí River basins.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.6 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 37055)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Géry, J., 1977. Characoids of the world. Neptune City ; Reigate : T.F.H. [etc.]; 672 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 23 cm. (Ref. 598)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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