Mesonauta Mirificus
📖 Overview
Overview information for Mesonauta Mirificus is currently being compiled by our editorial team.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
This species is distinguished from its congeners by its colour pattern: bar 6 including a light vertical stripe that usually divides the bar into two narrow parallel stripes below the middle of the side, and narrow dark horizontal lines along the side. It is similar to M. egregius in having bar six doubled, but with 8 or 9 (vs. 6 or 7) anal fin spines .
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Mesonauta Mirificus is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Mesonauta Mirificus is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Mesonauta Mirificus is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 5.7 - 7.3; dH range: 5 - 13. Tropical; 24°C - 30°C South America: Amazon River basin in Peru and Colombia, in tributaries of the Ucayali and Amazon rivers, from Yarina Cocha to Mocagua Island near Leticia.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 2 records indexed .
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