Phycocharax
Phycocharax | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Family: | Characidae |
Genus: | Phycocharax Ohara, Mirande & F. C. T. Lima, 2017[1] |
Species: | P. rasbora |
Binomial name | |
Phycocharax rasbora |
Phycocharax rasbora is a small species of freshwater fish in the family Characidae and the only member in the genus Phycocharax.[1] It is endemic to the Brazilian Amazon, where only known from the upper Braço Norte River (Serra do Cachimbo region), a blackwater tributary in the Teles Pires basin, itself a part of the Tapajós basin.[1] A dam has been built on the Braço Norte River and while the species is uncommon downstream, it is very abundant in the reservoir above.[1]
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Its species name refers to the similarity in color and pattern to Trigonostigma rasboras, an unrelated but well-known Asian fish.[1] The mainly reddish males reach up to about 3.4 cm (1.3 in) in standard length, while the duller yellowish females reach up to about 3.1 cm (1.2 in).[1]
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