Carlana
| Carlana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae |
| Subfamily: | Rhoadsiinae |
| Genus: | Carlana Strand, 1928 |
| Species: | C. eigenmanni[1]
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| Binomial name | |
| Carlana eigenmanni[1] (Meek, 1912)
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Carlana is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Characidae. It contains the single species Carlana eigenmanni, which is found in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama. The maximum standard length is 5.4 centimetres (2.1 in).[3]
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.[4]
The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist Carl H. Eigenmann (1863-1927), who increased the knowledge of the Characins.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Carlana eigenmanni". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ^ Lyons, T.J.; Angulo, A. (2020). "Carlana eigenmanni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T149082874A149121976. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T149082874A149121976.en. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Carlana eigenmanni". FishBase. February 2017 version.
- ^ "Carlana eigenmanni". The Encyclopedia of Life.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (21 April 2025). "Family ACESTRORHAMPHIDAE Eigenmann 1907 (American Tetras)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Carlana eigenmanni". FishBase. February 2017 version.
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