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Gymnocharacinus bergii Steindachner, 1903
NAKED CHARACIN
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Gymnocharacinus bergii, Naked characin : aquarium
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Gymnocharacinus bergii Steindachner , 1903

Naked characin Upload your photos  and  videos
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Characidae (Characins; tetras) > Stethaprioninae
Etymology: Gymnocharacinus: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, charax = the name of a fish (Ref. 45335 ) .
More on author: Steindachner .

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal. Subtropical; 22°C - 26°C (Ref. 35685 ); 35°S - 36°S

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South America: Valcheta stream in Rio Negro basin, Southern Argentina.

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Maturity: L m 3.8   range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 38376 )

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal spines : 0; Anal soft rays : 19. Entirely naked (scale only shown on lateral line in specimens > 5 cm TL; head profile obtuse. Color is dark brown, greenish, the belly is cream; there is a copper-colored band on the flanks (Ref. 35685 ).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Medium sized fish considered to be the most southern characid living in temperate waters. Young with very tiny soft and delicate scales which are reabsorbed into the skin making the skin greasy and often with granulated or spongy appearance (Ref. 7252 ).

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Ortubay, S. and V. Cussac , 2000. Threatened fishes of the world: Gymnocharacinus bergi Steindachner, 1903 (Characidae). Environ. Biol. Fishes 58:144. (Ref. 35685 )

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )

  Critically Endangered (CR)  (B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv)); Date assessed: 29 August 2017

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361 )

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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