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Carlana

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Characidae

Genus
  
Carlana Strand, 1928

Rank
  
Species

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Class
  
Actinopterygii

Subfamily
  
Rhoadsiinae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Characiformes

Carlana is a genus of freshwater fises in the family Characidae. It contains the single species Carlana eigenmanni, which is found in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama. The average length of an unsexed male is about 5.4 cm (2.1 in) long.

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.

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References

Carlana Wikipedia


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