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Ecology of Hyphessobrycon procyon
 
Main Ref. Pastana, M.N.L. and W.M. Ohara, 2016
Remarks clear water river 40 m wide, 0.5-2 m deep, with swift current, rocky bottom, and reduced riparian vegetation, probably due to anthropogenic activities. The stomach contents of the two paratypes included nematoids, chironomids larvae, unidentified vegetal fragments and sediments (Ref. 128639).

Aquatic zones / Water bodies

Marine - Neritic Marine - Oceanic Brackishwater Freshwater
Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies
  • supra-littoral zone
  • littoral zone
  • sublittoral zone
  • epipelagic
  • mesopelagic
  • epipelagic
  • abyssopelagic
  • hadopelagic
  • estuaries/lagoons/brackish seas
  • mangroves
  • marshes/swamps
  • rivers/streams
  • lakes/ponds
  • caves
  • exclusively in caves
Highighted items on the list are where Hyphessobrycon procyon may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref. Pastana, M.N.L. and W.M. Ohara, 2016
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref. Pastana, M.N.L. and W.M. Ohara, 2016
Associations
Associated with Syntopic species included were Ancistrus sp., Characidium aff. zebra, Crenicichla pellegrini, Eigenmannia gr. trilineata, Farlowella amazonum , Gymnotus coropinae, Helogenes marmoratus, Hyp
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.
(e.g. 346)
(e.g. oophagy)
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