Amazonspinther | |
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Amazonspinther dalmata | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Family: | Characidae |
Subfamily: | Cheirodontinae |
Genus: |
Amazonspinther Bührnheim, T. P. Carvalho, L. R. Malabarba & S. H. Weitzman, 2008 |
Species: | A. dalmata
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Binomial name | |
Amazonspinther dalmata
[1] Bührnheim, T. P. Carvalho, L. R. Malabarba & S. H. Weitzman, 2008
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Amazonspinther dalmata is a species of characin endemic to Brazil, where it is found in the Rio Purus and Rio Madeira basins. [2] It is the only member of its genus. It is recorded to live in freshwater within a tropical climate. Their habitat is benthopelagic. This species reaches up to 2 cm (0.9 in) in standard length. They are found in low-movement waters with a slow current and a muddy, silty, or sandy bottom. [2] They prefer clear waters with submerged vegetation. [3] Black spots occur on the base of its dorsal fin. [4]
Amazonspinther | |
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Amazonspinther dalmata | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Family: | Characidae |
Subfamily: | Cheirodontinae |
Genus: |
Amazonspinther Bührnheim, T. P. Carvalho, L. R. Malabarba & S. H. Weitzman, 2008 |
Species: | A. dalmata
[1]
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Binomial name | |
Amazonspinther dalmata
[1] Bührnheim, T. P. Carvalho, L. R. Malabarba & S. H. Weitzman, 2008
|
Amazonspinther dalmata is a species of characin endemic to Brazil, where it is found in the Rio Purus and Rio Madeira basins. [2] It is the only member of its genus. It is recorded to live in freshwater within a tropical climate. Their habitat is benthopelagic. This species reaches up to 2 cm (0.9 in) in standard length. They are found in low-movement waters with a slow current and a muddy, silty, or sandy bottom. [2] They prefer clear waters with submerged vegetation. [3] Black spots occur on the base of its dorsal fin. [4]