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Characiformes (Characins) >
Acestrorhamphidae (American tetras) > Acestrorhamphinae
Etymology: Ctenobrycon: Greek, kteis, ktenos = comb + Greek, bryko = to bite (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Claudio de Oliveira is an ichthyologist at the laboratory of Biology and fish genetics, Universidade Estadual Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil, and Professor (1989) at Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho State University. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: Orinoco River basin, Venezuela.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
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Benine, R.C., G.A.M. Lopes and E. Ron, 2010. A new species of Ctenobrycon Eigenmann, 1908 (Characiformes: Characidae) from the río Orinoco basin, Venezuela. Zootaxa 2715:59-67. (Ref. 85787)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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