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Priocharax conwayi Mattox, Lima, Britz, Souza & Oliveira, 2024

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > 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.

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Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical

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South America: Brazil.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 1.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 133463)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 9; Anal soft rays: 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.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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).

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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)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest
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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5020   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.0   ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈