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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Characiformes (Characins) > Characidae (Characins) > Stevardiinae
Etymology: Hemibrycon: Greek, hemi = half + Greek, bryko = to bite (Ref. 45335).

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Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical, preferred ?

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South America: Bolivia.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 85819); 3.4 cm SL (female)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-8; Anal soft rays: 15 - 19; Vertebrae: 39. This species is distinguished from most congeners, except H. mikrostiktos, H. paez, H. tridens, and H. virolinica, by the number of branched anal-fin rays 15-19 (vs. 20-34); Hemibrycon beni differs from these species by the number of lateral line scales 44-53 (vs. 40-42, 39-42, 39, and 40-44, respectively). H. beni differs from H. virolinica by the number of predorsal scales 17-20 (vs. 10-15). H. beni when compared with H. helleri, overlap somewhat with branched anal-fin ray counts 15-19 (vs. 19-23 for the latter), but can be distinguished from each other by the size of humeral spot 3-4 horizontal series of scales and the total number of vertebrae 38-39 in H. beni (vs. 7-8 in horizontal series of scales and 41-43 vertebrae, respectively for H. helleri) (Ref. 85819).

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Bertaco, V.A. and L.R. Malabarba, 2010. A review of the Cis-Andean species of Hemibrycon Günther (Teleostei: Characiformes: Characidae: Stevardiinae), with description of two new species. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 8(4):737-770. (Ref. 85819)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

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Harmless

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Hemibrycon beni Pearson, 1924