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Acestrorhamphidae (American tetras) > Tyttobryconinae
Etymology: Priocharax: Greek, prio = to saw + Greek, charax, -akos = a fish without identification (Ref. 45335); conwayi: Name 'conwayi' in honor of Dr. Kevin W. Conway, a notable ichthyologist, for his contribution to the knowledge of fish taxonomy and morphology.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce bentopelágico. Tropical
South America: Brazil.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 1.9 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 133463)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 8 - 9; Radios blandos anales: 16 - 23. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: claustrum present; three infraorbitals present Ios 1+2+3; premaxillary teeth 14-20, maxillary teeth 24-29, and dentary teeth 24-34; single postcleithrum; five branched pelvic-fin rays; adipose fin absent; anal-fin base 25-31 %SL; caudal peduncle 18-24 %SL (Ref. 133463).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
This species inhabits black water systems, including shallow riverine and slow-flowing forest stream with dense aquatic vegetation, where the type specimens were collected (Ref. 133463).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Mattox, G.M.T., F.C.T. Lima, R. Britz, C.S. Souza and C. Oliveira, 2024. Two new miniature species of the fish genus Priocharax from the Rio Tapajós and Amazonas drainages, Pará, Brazil (Teleostei: Characiformes: Characidae). Vertebrate Zoology 74:533-550. (Ref. 133463)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: sin interés
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5020 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.0 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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