Melanocharacidium dispilomma
No common name
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Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Characiformes (Characins)
Crenuchidae (South American Darters)
Melanocharacidium
Melanocharacidium dispilomma
Description
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Characters
Body shape: Elongated.
Distribution
South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins, Essequibo River basin, and coastal streams of northern South America from Guyana to French Guiana.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. benthopelagic.
Biology
Occurs in the upper reaches of rivers. Its biotope consists of rapidly flowing creeks where the substrate is rocks and stones (Ref. 12225).
Max length: 5.0 cm TL.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2020-05-29. Resilience: High.
References
Planquette, P., P. Keith and P.-Y. Le Bail (1996) Atlas des poissons d'eau douce de Guyane. Tome 1. Collection du Patrimoine Naturel Volume 22, MNHN, Paris & INRA, Paris. 429 p.
Buckup, P.A. (1993) Review of the characidiin fishes (Teleostei: Characiformes), with descriptions of four new genera and ten new species. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 4(2):97-154.
Buckup, P.A. (2003) Crenuchidae (South American darters). p. 87-95. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil.
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