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Atherinella chagresi in Costa Rica

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Atherinella chagresi   (Meek & Hildebrand, 1914)
Family:	Atherinopsidae (Neotropical silversides) , subfamily: Menidiinae			picture (Atcha_u0.jpg) by Molina, A.
Order:	Atheriniformes  (silversides)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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Max. size:	9.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 36880)
Environment:	benthopelagic
Climate:	tropical; 24 - 26°C
Global Importance:
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Western Central Atlantic: Panama and Costa Rica.
Biology:	Inhabits rivers of low to high current velocity, between 8 and 60 m elevation. Swims in schools near the surface of the water. An active fish that captures terrestrial and aquatic insects, but also eats filamentous algae and diatoms (Ref. 36880)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Bussing, W.A.. 1998. (Ref. 36880)
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Costa Rica country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish, marine
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Recorded from Río Tortuguero (Ref. 36880).
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/cs.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Bussing, W.A., 1998
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	Checked:  Dyer, Brian S.	Modified:  Casal, Christine Marie V.	Entered:  Casal, Christine Marie V.

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