💧 Freshwater
🌡️ Tropical
Characidium Tupi
Characidium tupi Silva, 2025
📖 Overview
This species inhabits streams with fast-flowing, transparent to slightly dark waters, lined with substrate composed of medium to large sized stones or rocks .
Scientific Name
Characidium tupi
Authority
Silva, 2025
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Tropical
Body Shape
Elongated
Max Length
7.2 cm
Trophic Level
3.5
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Characiformes
Characiformes
Family
Crenuchidae
Crenuchidae
Genus
Characidium
Characidium
Species
Characidium Tupi
Characidium tupi
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 9; Anal soft rays: 5 - 6; Vertebrae: 33 - 35. : elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Characidium Tupi is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus
🥚 Reproduction
🐣 Oviparous
Spawning Season
spring
Spawn Location
Substrate
Fertilization
External
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical South America: Brazil.
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
Trophic Level
3.5±0.3
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.01023 × L3.08
(TL)
Max TL
7.2cm
Dorsal Rays
9
Anal Rays
6
Vertebrae
34
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.5
Predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Silva, 2025
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