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Aphyocharacidium melandetum (Eigenmann, 1912)

Description

Common Names

  • 吸溪脂鯉 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 吸溪脂鲤 , Mandarin Chinese , China

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Characiformes

    Family: Characidae

    Genus: Aphyocharacidium

    Species: Aphyocharacidium melandetum (Eigenmann, 1912)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • South America: Essequibo River in Guyana (Ref. 38376). Reported from Suriname River basins (Ref. 59052), Venezuela (Ref. 28768) and French Guiana (Ref. 12225).

    • Biology

    Very rare. Occurs in the headwaters of basins (Ref. 12225).

    Habitat

    benthopelagic