Charax Delimai

📖 Overview

Charax Delimai (Charax delimai) is a ray-finned fish of the family Characidae. It inhabits freshwater waters. This species can reach a maximum total length of 10.2 cm. With a trophic level of 3.8, it is a mid-level predator. It is assessed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Vertebrae: 34 - 35. Charax delimai together with C. tectifer, C. metae and some specimens of C. gibbosus, C. rupununi and C. condei are the only members of the genus bearing teeth on the ectopterygoid. It can be distinguished from C. condei in having the lateral line complete (vs. incomplete); from C. gibbosus and C. rupununi in having anal-fin origin on vertical or slightly posterior to dorsal-fin origin (vs. anal-fin origin anterior to the vertical through the dorsal-fin origin); from C. tectifer in having (vs. absence) superficial neuromasts on body, with neuromasts dorso-ventrally arranged on trunk scales except those on the lateral line where neuromasts are absent; and from C. metae in having 3-15 ectopterygoid teeth (vs. 20-50), 10-12 transverse scale rows between the humeral spot and the supracleithrum (vs. 7-9) and the humeral spot distance 48-51% of SL (vs. 41.6-47% of SL) . : elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Charax Delimai is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Charax Delimai is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Charax Delimai is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical South America: Rio Tiquié, rio Negro basin in Brazil.

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

🐠 Related Species

🔍 Similar Species

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