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Etymology: Phenacogaster: Greek, phenax, -akos = deceptive + Greek, gaster = stomach (Ref. 45335); tukano: Named after the Tukano people, guardians of Vaupe´s River and in honor of their territory (Maia and Andrello, 2019) that coincides with the distribution of this species, to serve as a symbol of their efforts for the preservation of the Amazon, its people, and its culture.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce bentopelágico. Tropical
South America: Colombia.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 132565)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 8 - 9; Radios blandos anales: 31 - 35; Vértebra: 36. This species is distinguished from its congeners, except P. nukak, P. tegatus, P. yari, by the possession of a posteriorly displaced humeral spot located between the fifth or sixth to the eighth or ninth rib counted from pseudotympanum and terminating almost in the vertical that passes through dorsal-fin origin; with a complete lateral line (vs. incomplete lateral line) (Ref. 132565).
Cross section: compressed.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Romero-Figueroa, A. and T.P. Carvalho, 2024. Four new species of Phenacogaster (Characiformes: Characidae) and a review of its diversity in Colombia. Ichthyol. Herpetol. 112(4):619-644. (Ref. 132565)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: sin interés
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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