FB-53468 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=53468 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Characiformes Acestrorhamphidae Parastremma Parastremma album Dahl, 1960 Lambari Lambari-prata Mimic scale-eating tetra Suomunsyöjätetra 奇口脂鯉 奇口脂鲤 Probolodus heterostomus Eigenmann, 1911 1999-07-20 2021-09-16 Géry, J.0 Characoids of the world. Neptune City ; Reigate : T.F.H. [etc.]; 672 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 23 cm. (Ref. 598) Sazima, I.0 Scale-eating in characoids and other fishes. Environ. Biol. Fishes 9(2):87-101. (Ref. 28733) Paganelli, H.H. and P.M. Galetti Jr.0 Análise cariotipica nos gêneros <i>Probolodus</i> e <i>Astyanax</i> (Pisces, Characidae). I. Simp. Citogenet. Evol. e Aplic. de Peixes Neotropicais, Sao Carlos-SP, p.53 (abstract). (Ref. 29741) Wu, H.L., K.-T. Shao and C.F. Lai (eds.)0 Latin-Chinese dictionary of fishes names. The Sueichan Press, Taiwan. 1028 p. (Ref. 31517) Klinkhardt, M, M. Tesche and H. Greven0 Database of fish chromosomes. Westarp Wissenschaften. (Ref. 34370) Lucena, C.A.S.0 Relaçocões filogenéticas e definição do género <i>Roeboides</i>, Günther (Ostariophysi; Characiformes; Characidae). Comun. Mus. Ciênc. Tecnol. PUCRS, Sér. Zool. Porto Alegre (CMCT), 11:19-59. (Ref. 34411) Lima, F.C.T., L.R. Malabarba, P.A. Buckup, J.F. Pezzi da Silva, R.P. Vari, A. Harold, R. Benine, O.T. Oyakawa, C.S. Pavanelli, N.A. Menezes, C.A.S. Lucena, M.C.S.L. Malabarba, Z.M.S. Lucena, R.E. Reis, F. Langeani, C. Moreira et al. …0 Genera Incertae Sedis in Characidae. p. 106-168. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 38376) Anonymous0 Fish collection database of the National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian Institution). Smithsonian Institution-Division of Fishes. (Ref. 38732) Sazima, I.0 Possible case of aggressive mimicry in a neotropical scale-eating fish. Nature 270(5637):510-512. (Ref. 40388) Varjo, M., L. Koli and H. Dahlström0 Kalannimiluettelo (versio 10/03). Suomen Biologian Seura Vanamo Ry. (Ref. 51086) Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences0 Chinese aquatic germplasm resources database. http://zzzy.fishinfo.cn (Ref. 58108) Terán, G.E., M.F. Benitez and J.M. Mirande0 Opening the Trojan house: phylogeny of <i>Astyanax</i>, two genera and resurrection of <i>Psalidodon</i> (Teleostei: Characidae). Zool. J. Lin. Soc. 190(4):1217-1234. (Ref. 123753) FB-GeneralDescr-53476 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1999-07-21 00:00:00 2021-05-07 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=53476 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy Inhabits streams and rivers with sandy to muddy bottom. Forages during the day mingling with schools of similarly sized and looking prey types, such as tetras of the genus Astyanax, and feeds on their scales. The resemblance of this scale-eater with its habitual prey is an example of aggressive mimicry (Ref. 40388). The fish follows closely the intended prey by placing itself obliquely to its rear; strikes at prey's flank with its mouth widely open, the scales being removed during a quick bite. Removed scales are swallowed immediately and the predator resumes schooling with its prey. The fourth dentary teeth, the most important one for scale removal, is already differentiated in juveniles at 1.9 SL. The scale-eating habit may have a primarily social origin through inter-specific aggression. Besides scales, it occasionally takes insects, tiny crustaceans and plant material (Ref. 28733). Terán, G.E., M.F. Benitez and J.M. Mirande 2020 Opening the Trojan house: phylogeny of <i>Astyanax</i>, two genera and resurrection of <i>Psalidodon</i> (Teleostei: Characidae). Zool. J. Lin. Soc. 190(4):1217-1234. (Ref. 123753) FB-Distribution-53476 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1999-07-21 00:00:00 2001-11-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=53476 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size South America: coastal basins of southeastern Brazil. Lima, F.C.T., L.R. Malabarba, P.A. Buckup, J.F. Pezzi da Silva, R.P. Vari, A. Harold, R. Benine, O.T. Oyakawa, C.S. Pavanelli, N.A. Menezes, C.A.S. Lucena, M.C.S.L. Malabarba, Z.M.S. Lucena, R.E. Reis, F. Langeani, C. Moreira et al. … 2003 Genera Incertae Sedis in Characidae. p. 106-168. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 38376) FB-TrophicStrategy-53476 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Lilibeth Miranda 2001-11-07 00:00:00 2002-05-14 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public heterostomus http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Inhabits streams and rivers with sandy to muddy bottom. Forages during the day mingling with schools of similarly sized and looking prey types, such as tetras of the genus Astyanax, and feeds on their scales. The resemblance of this scale-eater with its habitual prey is an example of aggressive mimicry (Ref. 40388). The fish follows closely the intended prey by placing itself obliquely to its rear; strikes at prey's flank with its mouth widely open, the scales being removed during a quick bite. Removed scales are swallowed immediately and the predator resumes schooling with its prey. The fourth dentary teeth, the most important one for scale removal, is already differentiated in juveniles at 1.9 SL. The scale-eating habit may have a primarily social origin through inter-specific aggression. Besides scales, it occasionally takes insects, tiny crustaceans and plant material (Ref. 28733). Sazima, I. 1983 Scale-eating in characoids and other fishes. Environ. Biol. Fishes 9(2):87-101. (Ref. 28733) FB-Size-53476 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1999-07-21 00:00:00 2021-05-07 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=53476 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat 8.1 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 38376)); 10.4 cm SL (female) Lima, F.C.T., L.R. Malabarba, P.A. Buckup, J.F. Pezzi da Silva, R.P. Vari, A. Harold, R. Benine, O.T. Oyakawa, C.S. Pavanelli, N.A. Menezes, C.A.S. Lucena, M.C.S.L. Malabarba, Z.M.S. Lucena, R.E. Reis, F. Langeani, C. Moreira et al. … 2003 Genera Incertae Sedis in Characidae. p. 106-168. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 38376) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ FAO General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-53476 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1999-07-21 00:00:00 2021-05-07 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=53476 benthopelagic; freshwater