Eretmobrycon bayano
| Eretmobrycon bayano | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Genus: | Eretmobrycon |
| Species: | E. bayano
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| Binomial name | |
| Eretmobrycon bayano W. L. Fink, 1976
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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.[2]
Size
[edit]This species reaches a length of 5.7 cm (2.2 in).[3]
Etymology
[edit]The fish is named for the upper Río Bayano basin, Panama, where it is an endemic.[4]
Description
[edit]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
[edit]This species is found in tropical freshwater environments. Its distribution is limited to the Upper Bayano River basin in Central America.
Conservation status
[edit]Eretmobrycon bayano is currently listed as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List due to habitat degradation and other environmental pressures.[1]
Ecology and behavior
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Eretmobrycon bayano". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ^ 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.
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