Description

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Characiformes

Family: Characidae

Genus: Odontostilbe

Species: Odontostilbe dialeptura (Fink & Weitzman, 1974)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Inhabits stagnant puddles, ditches and creeks of low to moderate velocity, between 20 to 90 m elevation. Herbivorous and feeds on "aufwuchs", diatoms, filamentous algae and seeds (Ref. 36880).

Habitat

benthopelagic