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Bryconidae ("Brycon characins") > Bryconinae
Etymology: Brycon: Greek, ebrykon, brykomai = to bite, to gnaw (Ref. 45335); gouldingi: Named in honor of Michael Goulding, in recognition of his contributions to the knowledge of Amazonian fishes.
Eponymy: Dr Michael Goulding (d: 1950) is a conservation ecologist and scientist at the University of Florida and with the Amazon Conservation Alliance with which he has worked for over 30 years. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: Rio Tocantins basin in Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 47.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 55407); max. published weight: 2.6 kg (Ref. 125983)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal soft rays: 21; Vertebrae: 47. Distinguished from all its congeners by the combination of the following characters: fifth infraorbital bone higher than wide, the presence of several narrow, wavy longitudinal stripes along the dorsolateral surfaces of the body, the darkened pectoral and pelvic fins, the presence of a distinct crescent- or V-shaped blotch on caudal peduncle and caudal fin, and the possession of 66-82 lateral line scales (Ref. 55407).
Feeds on fruits and insects (Ref. 55407).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Lima, F.C.T., 2004. Brycon gouldingi, a new species from the rio Tocantins drainage, Brazil (Ostaiophysi: Characiformes: Characidae), with a key to the species in the basin. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 15(3):279-287. (Ref. 55407)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01549 (0.00973 - 0.02465), b=3.06 (2.93 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.39 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (43 of 100).