Melanorivulus Crixas
📖 Overview
Collected from the shallowest parts of a small stream, about 10-20 cm deep, where the larger specimens are found in places with more dense aquatic vegetation and juveniles in places more exposed to sunlight. It is a typical stream of central Brazil, locally known as Vereda or Buritizal (i.e. streams dominated by the buriti-palm Mauritia flexuosa L.), with orange clay bottom, in open vegetation of the Brazilian Cerrado and water was clear, with pH 5.3 .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Melanorivulus Crixas is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Melanorivulus Crixas is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 1 m . Tropical South America: Crixás Açu River drainage of the Araguaia River basin in Brazil.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🦠 Common Diseases
The following diseases are known to affect Melanorivulus Crixas.
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