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Gymnotiform fish: an important component of Amazonian fioodplain fish communities
Author(s) -
Crampton W. G. R.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1996.tb01122.x
Subject(s) - biology , amazonian , fish <actinopterygii> , ecology , habitat , electrophorus , zoology , fishery , amazon rainforest , biochemistry , torpedo , acetylcholine receptor , receptor
Estimates of the density, biomass and species diversity of fish from floating meadow and flooded forest habitats suggest that gymnotiform fish constitute an important component of Amazonian flood plain fish faunas. Electric eels, Electrophorus electricus are unexpectedly abundant within Varzea forest.