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 Astyanax validus Géry, Planquette & Le Bail, 1991 ( Fig. 7 ) FIRST RECORD FOR THE MITARAKA. — This study. OCCURENCES. — S5, S10, S11, S14. SPECIMENS IN COLLECTION. — 7 MNHN (MNHN-IC-2018-0428, MNHN-IC-2018-0429, MNHN-IC-2018-0430, MNHN- IC-2018 -0431, MNHN-IC-2018-0432, MNHN-IC-2018-0433, MNHN-IC-2018-0434); 7 Hydreco . DISTRIBUTION IN FRENCH GUIANA . — Widespread. ECOLOGY. — Observed in groups in both Alama mainstream and tributaries, in sandy areas with moderate current velocities. Captured using rotenone, seine nets and by angling. Also observed in underwater inventories. SPECIES CODE. — AVAL.