Priocharax conwayi
| Priocharax conwayi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae |
| Genus: | Priocharax |
| Species: | P. conwayi
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| Binomial name | |
| Priocharax conwayi | |
Priocharax conwayi is a minute species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins.[1] This fish is found in Brazil.[2]
Size
This species reaches a length of 1.9 cm (0.75 in).[3]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Kevin W. Conway of Texas A&M University, located in College Station, Texas, US.[4]
Biology
This species inhabits black water systems, including shallow riverine and slow-flowing forest streams with dense aquatic vegetation.
References
- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Priocharax". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
- ^ George M.T. Mattox; Flávio C. T. Lima; Ralf Britz; Camila S. Souza; Claudio Oliveira (12 September 2024). "Two new miniature species of the fish genus Priocharax from the Rio Tapajós and Amazonas drainages, Pará, Brazil (Teleostei: Characiformes: Characidae)". Vertebrate Zoology. 74: 533–550. doi:10.3897/vz.74.e130038.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Priocharax conwayi". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf (3 October 2025). "Family ACESTRORHAMPHIDAE Eigenmann 1907 (American Tetras)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Retrieved 27 October 2025.