Astyanax cocibolca, a new characid (Pisces: Ostariophysi) from Lake Nicaragua, Central America
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التنسيق: | artículo original |
الحالة: | Versión publicada |
تاريخ النشر: | 2008 |
الوصف: | Astyanax cocibolca, a small filter-feeding species is a new characid species endemic to Lake Nicaragua. It is distinguished from the syntopic Astyanax aeneus by its high gill raker count, slender body, upturned snout, long maxillary bones, conical outer premaxillary teeth, lower number of scales above lateral line, more intense black lateral band, smaller size, and trophic niche partitioning. At present the new species utilizes the open-water habitat at least as a nursery where young can feed on the rich plankton population. Adults feed on copepoda, cladocera, fruits, seeds and algae. The bulk of the adult population presumably resides inshore. |
البلد: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
المؤسسة: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
اللغة: | Inglés |
OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/5714 |
الوصول للمادة أونلاين: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/5714 |
كلمة مفتاحية: | Astyanax nuevo pez carácido Lago Nicaragua especie planctívora new characid fish Lake Nicaragua plankton feeder |