Threatened fishes of the world: Brycon nattereri Günther, 1864 (Characidae)

Threatened fishes of the world: Brycon nattereri Günther, 1864 (Characidae)

Brycon nattereri (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Characidae), a threatened South American freshwater fish, occurs in the Paraná, Tocantins and São Francisco river basins in central Brazil. It is a middle-sized (up to 50 cm SL), omnivorous species, which occurs in swift, clear-water rivers with well-pr...

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Veröffentlicht in:Environmental biology of fishes 2008-10, Vol.83 (2), p.207-208
Hauptverfasser: Lima, Flávio C.T, Albrecht, Míriam P, Pavanelli, Carla S, Vono, Volney
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Brycon nattereri
Characidae
Conservation
Deforestation
Environment
Freshwater & Marine Ecology
Freshwater fish
Life Sciences
Nature Conservation
Riparian vegetation
River basins
Rivers
Water pollution
Zoology
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Zusammenfassung:Brycon nattereri (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Characidae), a threatened South American freshwater fish, occurs in the Paraná, Tocantins and São Francisco river basins in central Brazil. It is a middle-sized (up to 50 cm SL), omnivorous species, which occurs in swift, clear-water rivers with well-preserved riparian vegetation. Main threats to the species are water pollution, dam building, and deforestation.
ISSN:0378-1909
1573-5133
DOI:10.1007/s10641-007-9319-1