Life Cycle
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Males and females spawn in groups; often two or more males curled around one female (Ref. 10612).
- Recorder
- Cristina V. Garilao
Migration
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Potamodromous. Migrating within streams, migratory in rivers, e.g. Saliminus, Moxostoma, Labeo. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.
- Recorder
- Carlos Palma Gonzales
Trophic Strategy
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Occurs over sandy bottoms in rivers. Usually forms schools. Mainly diurnal (Ref. 9086). Feeds on the fruits and seeds of Moraceae, Myrtaceae, Euphorbiaceae; Coleoptera, Orthoptera, Lepidoptera, and Brachyplatystoma flavicans (Ref. 9086); and on plankton, nekton, and crustaceans (Ref. 10615). Omnivores (Refs. 51869, 76754).
- Recorder
- Cristina V. Garilao
Biology
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Occurs over sandy bottoms in rivers. Usually forms schools. Mainly diurnal (Ref. 9086). Feeds on the fruits and seeds of Moraceae, Myrtaceae, Euphorbiaceae; Coleoptera, Orthoptera, Lepidoptera, and Brachyplatystoma flavicans (Ref. 9086); and on plankton, nekton, and crustaceans (Ref. 10615).
- Recorder
- Carlos Palma Gonzales
Importance
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fisheries: subsistence fisheries; bait: occasionally
- Recorder
- Carlos Palma Gonzales