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 Sternopygus macrurus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) FIRST RECORD FOR THE MITARAKA. — This study. OCCURENCES. — S8, S9, S10, S11. SPECIMENS IN COLLECTION. — 2 MNHN (MNHN-IC-2018-0513, MNHN-IC-2018-0514); 1 Hydreco . DISTRIBUTION IN FRENCH GUIANA . — Widespread. ECOLOGY. — Observed in both Alama mainstream and tributaries. This nocturnal species hides in the undercut banks and in submersed tree roots during the day. Captured using rotenone. SPECIES CODE. — SMAC.