Anostomus ternetzi Fernández-Yépez, 1949

Description


Taxonomic Hierarchy


Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Characiformes

Family: Anostomidae

Genus: Anostomus

Species: Anostomus ternetzi Fernández-Yépez, 1949

Climate Zone


  • Tropical
  • Location


  • South America: Orinoco, Araguaia and Amazon River basins; coastal rivers of Guianas.
  • Biology


    Adults occur in fast-flowing parts of rivers. Omnivorous, feed on aquatic plants and insects. Spawn on the vegetation and on the bottom (Ref. 12225).

    Habitat


    benthopelagic