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
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Fig. 6
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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.