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 Characidium zebra Eigenmann, 1909 ( Fig. 6 ) FIRST RECORD FOR THE MITARAKA. — This study. OCCURENCES. — S3, S8, S9, S11. SPECIMEN IN COLLECTION. — None. DISTRIBUTION IN FRENCH GUIANA . — Widespread. ECOLOGY. — Observed on sandy bottoms and moderate to high current velocities in both Alama mainstream and tributaries. Lies immobile head directed upstream, waiting for drifting food. Captured using rotenone and observed in underwater inventories. SPECIES CODE. — CZEB.