Brycon hilarii

Family Bryconidae
Genus Brycon
IUCN category (World) LC
Brycon hilarii Brycon hilarii

Introduction

Descriptor : Valenciennes, 1850

Brycon hilarii is a fresh water fish from the Amérique du Sud.

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Who is it?

Morphology

  • Average size
    40 cm
  • Maximum size
    56 cm
  • Pattern
    rayure horizontale
  • Average size
    40 cm
  • Maximum size
    56 cm
  • Pattern
    rayure horizontale

How to recognize This fish ?

Brycon hilarii measures between 40 and 56 cm. This fish is unicolore with a predominantly argent body. The also has noir rayure horizontale.

Behaviour & Life cycle

  • diet
    omnivorous
  • Sociability
    gregarious
  • territorial
    No
  • Way of living
    diurnal

Brycon hilarii is a fish gregarious. This species is omnivorous .

n general, this species does not care much about other animals crossing its path.

Reproduction

  • Reproduction
    ovipare qui pond en eau libre
  • Migratory species
    Yes

Brycon hilarii is a fish ovipare qui pond en eau libre.

Harmless species

This species does not represent any particular threats to humans when encountered in its natural environment.

Origin and distribution

Conservation status of populations (IUCN)

World : LC

What is its habitat?

Natural environment characteristics

  • Temperature
    22 - 28 °C
  • pH (acidity)
    6 - 7.5
  • Flow
    Strong and Medium

Biotope presentation

Brycon hilarii is most often found at a depth between 1m and 8m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.

Brycon hilarii prefers well oxygenated waters in current areas and rapids. It frequents fast flowing waters where the bottom is strewn with pebbles, wood or leaves carried by the current. It can be found not far from waterfalls .

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