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 2639414 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.