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Eretmobrycon bayano

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Species of fish

Eretmobrycon bayano
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Genus: Eretmobrycon
Species: E. bayano
Binomial name
Eretmobrycon bayano
W. L. Fink, 1976

Eretmobrycon bayano is a species of fish in the family Characidae. It was first described by William Lee Fink in 1976. This species is native to the Upper Bayano River basin in Central America.

Size

This species reaches a length of 5.7 cm (2.2 in).

Etymology

The fish is named for the upper Río Bayano basin, Panama, where it is an endemic.

Description

Eretmobrycon bayano is a small fish, reaching a maximum length of approximately 5.7 cm. It has a benthopelagic lifestyle, meaning it inhabits the bottom layers of freshwater environments.

Habitat and distribution

This species is found in tropical freshwater environments. Its distribution is limited to the Upper Bayano River basin in Central America.

Conservation status

Eretmobrycon bayano is currently listed as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List due to habitat degradation and other environmental pressures.

Ecology and behavior

Eretmobrycon bayano primarily feeds on small invertebrates and other aquatic organisms. It plays a role in the local ecosystem as both predator and prey.

References

  1. ^ González, R.; Contreras MacBeath, T.; Armbruster, J.W. (2020). "Eretmobrycon bayano". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T149248842A149252607. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T149248842A149252607.en. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  2. Terán, G.E.; M.F. Benitez; J.M. Mirande (2020). "Opening the Trojan house: phylogeny of Astyanax, two genera and resurrection of Psalidodon (Teleostei: Characidae)". Zool. J. Lin. Soc. 190 (4): 1217–1234.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Eretmobrycon bayano". FishBase. February 2015 version.
  4. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family STEVARDIIDAE Gill 1858 (Stevardiids)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
Taxon identifiers
Eretmobrycon bayano


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