Fishes of the Mitaraka Mountains (French Guiana)
Author
Sébastien Brosse
Author
Fréderic Melki
Author
Régis Vigouroux
text
Zoosystema
2019
2019-04-01
41
8
131
151
journal article
27313
10.5252/zoosystema2019v41a8
d7ce61a6-6575-4dbf-804b-7399bfb9d1d9
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urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:F175E88B-F75F-4BDF-87AC-9BF8C46BF714
Gymnotus carapo
Linnaeus, 1758
FIRST RECORD FOR THE MITARAKA. — This study.
OCCURENCES. — S4, S5, S9, S10, S11, S12, S13, S14.
SPECIMENS IN COLLECTION. — 10
MNHN
(MNHN-IC-2018-0503, MNHN-IC-2018-0504, MNHN-IC-2018-0505, MNHN-
IC-2018
-0506, MNHN-IC-2018-0507, MNHN-IC-2018-0508, MNHN-IC-2018-0509, MNHN-IC-2018-0510, MNHN-
IC-2018
-0511, MNHN-IC-2018-0512); 10
Hydreco
.
DISTRIBUTION IN
FRENCH GUIANA
. — Widespread.
ECOLOGY. — Observed in both Alama mainstream and tributaries. This nocturnal species hides during the day in submersed tree roots and undercut banks. Captured using rotenone.
SPECIES CODE. — GCAR.