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Brycon acuminatus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII CHARACIFORMES CHARACIDAE

Scientific Name: Brycon acuminatus
Species Authority: (Eigenmann & Norris, 1900)
Synonym/s:
Catabasis acuminatus Eigenmann & Norris, 1900
Taxonomic Notes: Following Eschmeyer (2004) Catabasis acuminatus was transferred to Brycon acuminatus.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Data Deficient ver 2.3
Year Published: 1996
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Reviewer/s:
Contributor/s:
Justification:
Harrison and Stiassny (1999) consider this species to be possibly extinct. The matter has been referred to the relevant Specialist Group for a decision.
History:
1996 – Data Deficient
1994 – Endangered (Groombridge 1994)
1990 – Endangered (IUCN 1990)
1988 – Endangered (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988)
1986 – Endangered (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986)

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
Brazil
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Freshwater
Citation: World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Brycon acuminatus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 18 June 2013.
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