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Stevardiidae (Stevardiids) > Diapominae
Etymology: Knodus: Greek, knodon, -ontos = knife, sword (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Edgar A Smith (d: 1953) collected the holotypes of these fish. He was a member of the Madeira-Mamoré expedition (1907–1912), which was commissioned by the Brazilian Government to build a railway along the banks of the Rio Madeira. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Fowler.
Issue
The species Bryconamericus jacunda Fowler, 1913 is considered valid in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. May 2011: Ref. 86870) following Ferreira & Lima (2006: Ref. 75965).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce benthopelagico. Subtropical
South America: Madeira River basin in Brazil and Bolivia.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.5 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 38376)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Lima, F.C.T., L.R. Malabarba, P.A. Buckup, J.F. Pezzi da Silva, R.P. Vari, A. Harold, R. Benine, O.T. Oyakawa, C.S. Pavanelli, N.A. Menezes, C.A.S. Lucena, M.C.S.L. Malabarba, Z.M.S. Lucena, R.E. Reis, F. Langeani, C. Moreira et al. …, 2003. Genera Incertae Sedis in Characidae. p. 106-168. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 38376)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00955 (0.00443 - 0.02057), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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