Description

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Common Names

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Longjaw tetra , English , Costa Rica

尼加拉瓜布拉姆脂鯉 , Mandarin Chinese , China

尼加拉瓜布拉姆脂鲤 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Sabalito , Spanish , Nicaragua

Sardina picuda , Spanish , Costa Rica

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Characiformes

Family: Characidae

Genus: Astyanax

Species: Astyanax bransfordii (Gill, 1877)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Central America: Nicaragua Lake and Managua Lake basins.

Biology

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Inhabits rivers and streams of little to moderate velocity, occurring between 5 to 530 m elevation. Predator in lakes and rivers. Feeds principally on other fishes such as tetras, poeciliids and cichlids, but also consumes terrestrial and aquatic insects to a lesser degree (Ref. 36880).

Habitat

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benthopelagic