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Characidae (Characins; tetras) > Stevardiinae
Etymology: weitzmani: Named for Stanley H. Weitzman for his outstanding contribution to the knowledge of neotropical freshwater fishes.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: Rio Curuá, a tributary of rio Iriri, rio Xingu basin in Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 81197)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal soft rays: 21 - 23; Vertebrae: 36 - 38. A conspicuous dark blotch present at the humeral region. Scales rows between dorsal-fin origin and anal-fin origin 7-8. Mature males with anal-fin gland cup-shaped, its lower part much more developed than the upper (Ref. 81197).
Occurs in clear water rocky rapids, with thick sand on the bottom. Forms small schools of about 10-15 individuals actively swimming against fast flowing waters below a one meter high fall (Ref. 81197).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Menezes, N.A., A.L. Netto-Ferreira and K.M. Ferreira, 2009. A new species of Bryconadenos (Characiformes: Characidae) from the rio Curuá, rio Xingu drainage, Brazil. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 7(2):147-152. (Ref. 81197)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01413 (0.00635 - 0.03140), b=2.99 (2.80 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).