Description

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Common Names

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Stribet bundkigger , Danish , Denmark

Striped anastomus , English , USA

Striped anostomus , English , USA

Striped headstander , English , USA

Striped headstander , English , Global

Harilik kitsassuukala , Estonian , Estonia

Kitsassuukala , Estonian , Estonia

Juováseisojakala , Finnish , Finland

Juovaseisojatetra , Finnish , Finland

Prachtkopfsteher , German , Germany

紅尾上口脂鯉 , Mandarin Chinese , China

红尾上口脂鲤 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Anostomo , Portuguese , Brazil

Patuarangya , Portuguese (Unknown) , Brazil

Polosatyi anostomus , Russian , Russia

Lepi naglavec , Slovene , Slovenia

Anostomus rayados , Spanish , Peru

Lisa , Spanish , Peru

Sardina , Spanish , Ecuador

Praktbottentittare , Swedish , Sweden

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Characiformes

Family: Anostomidae

Genus: Anostomus

Species: Anostomus anostomus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins (Ref. 36801). Reported from Suriname (Ref. 59052).

Biology

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Adults feed on worms, crustaceans, insects and plant matter (Ref. 7020). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Distinct pairs breed on densely grown weedy places (Ref. 205).

Habitat

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benthopelagic