Phycocharax

Phycocharax rasbora
Conservation status
	Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Characidae
Subfamily:	Pristellinae
Genus:	Phycocharax; Ohara, Mirande & F. C. T. Lima, 2017
Species:	P. rasbora
Binomial name
	Phycocharax rasbora; Ohara, Mirande & F. C. T. Lima, 2017

Phycocharax rasbora is a small species of freshwater fish in the family Characidae and the only member in its genus.^[1] It is endemic to the Brazilian Amazon, where only known from the upper Braço Norte River (Serra do Cachimbo region), a blackwater tributary in the Teles Pires basin, itself a part of the Tapajós basin.^[1] A dam has been built on the Braço Norte River and while the species is uncommon downstream, it is very abundant in the reservoir above.^[1] Its species name refers to the similarity in color and pattern to Trigonostigma rasboras, unrelated but well-known Asian fish.^[1] The mainly reddish males reach up to about 3.4 cm (1.3 in) in standard length, while the duller yellowish females reach up to about 3.1 cm (1.2 in).^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Ohara, W.M., Mirande, J.M. & Lima, F.C.T.d. (2017): Phycocharax rasbora, a new genus and species of Brazilian tetra (Characiformes: Characidae) from Serra do Cachimbo, rio Tapajós basin. PLoS ONE, 12 (2): e0170648.

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[Ohara2017-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Ohara, W.M., Mirande, J.M. & Lima, F.C.T.d. (2017): Phycocharax rasbora, a new genus and species of Brazilian tetra (Characiformes: Characidae) from Serra do Cachimbo, rio Tapajós basin. PLoS ONE, 12 (2): e0170648.

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