Characidium zebra Eigenmann, 1909

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Characiformes \| Crenuchidae \| Characidiinae
Synonyms	Characidium fasciadorsale, ... more
Common names	Mariposita, 条纹溪脂鲤, 纹背溪脂鲤, ... more

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Main reference

Buckup, P.A. 2003. (Ref. 37059)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 6.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27701)

Environment

Benthopelagic; freshwater

Climate / Range

Tropical

South America: Amazon and Essequibo River basins; and coastal basins of Guiana Shield.
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Lives in groups in the upper reaches of rivers. Common in rapidly flowing water over a sandy or rocky substrate (Ref. 27188). Feeds mainly on insects which they dig from the substrate or pick from the rocks (Ref. 12225). Highly mimetic, the intensity of the black bands depends on the color of the substrate (Ref. 27188).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low vulnerability (10 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

Entered by Sa-a, Pascualita

Modified by Bailly, Nicolas

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