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💧 Freshwater Data Deficient 🐠 Aquarium 🌡️ Tropical

Hemibrycon Brevispini

Hemibrycon brevispini Mesa, 2009
Max Length
9 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
-
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Found in a creek characterized by an average dissolved oxygen of 5-8 mg/l and a relative humidity of 71-100%, conductivity of 301-367 us/cm, surface temperature of 18.5-24.5°C, and pH 5.8-8.0 .

Scientific Name
Hemibrycon brevispini
Authority
Mesa, 2009
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Tropical
Body Shape
Elongated
IUCN Status
DD
Max Length
9 cm
Trophic Level
3
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Vertebrae: 39 - 41. Diagnosed from all other species of the genus in having an elongate projection on fourth ventral neural arc near the first neural postzygoapophysis and a very reduced hooks on all fins and the posterior end of dorsal lobe of the caudal fin . : elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Hemibrycon Brevispini is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

Size at Maturity
7.6cm TL

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 5.8 - 8.0. Tropical; ? - 25°C South America: La Venada Creek, Quindío-Santo Domingo River system, upper Cauca, Colombia.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
Trophic Level
3±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00776 × L3.13 (TL)
Max TL
9cm
Dorsal Rays
10
Vertebrae
40

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

pH Range
5.8–8
Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Data Deficient
Assessment Date
2014

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3
Predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Mesa, 2009

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