Description

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Common Names

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Colcibolca tetra , English , Costa Rica

大鼻丽脂鲤 , Mandarin Chinese , China

大鼻麗脂鯉 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Sardina lagunera , Spanish , Costa Rica

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Characiformes

Family: Characidae

Genus: Astyanax

Species: Astyanax nasutus Meek, 1907

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Central America: Lake Managua basin.

Biology

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Recorded from large rivers, in slow to moderate current at 5 to 20 m elevation. It was taken over sandy bottoms at 26°C. It seems to be principally an herbivorous fish, feeding on diatoms, seeds and other plant material (Ref. 36880).

Habitat

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benthopelagic