Carlana
Carlana is a genus of freshwater fises in the family Characidae. It contains the single species Carlana eigenmanni, which is found in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama. The average length of an unsexed male is about 5.4 cm (2.1 in) long.[2]
| Carlana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Subfamily: | Rhoadsiinae |
| Genus: | Carlana Strand, 1928 |
| Species: | C. eigenmanni[1] |
| Binomial name | |
| Carlana eigenmanni[1] (Meek, 1912) | |
C. eigenmanni is found in freshwater environments in Central America in the Pacific and Atlantic drainages from Nicaragua to Panama. This species specifically lives close to the shoreline, river backwaters, and motionless region of habitats. They can be found near vegetation. They feed mainly on algae and sometimes on aquatic insects.[3]
References
- "Carlana eigenmanni". ITIS Report. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- "Carlana eigenmanni (Meek, 1912)". Fish Base. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- "Carlana eigenmanni". Encyclopedia of Life. Missing or empty
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Notes
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). "Carlana eigenmanni" in FishBase. February 2017 version.
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