ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CHARACIN
From New Latin Characinidae, from characinus, from Greek kharax a fish, probably the sea bream.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHARACIN»
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characin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
characin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Aquarium Fish Survival Manual
CHARACINS One of the largest fish groups of all is the Characin family, in which
are found many of the most familiar aquarium fishes. Characins are immensely
diverse, and have filled almost all the possible habitats (or ecological niches) ...
One species, the flannelmouth characin (Proc/ailodus mariae, family Characidae)
, has been shown to be a keystone species of unique importance in its influence
on organic car - bon transport and primary productivity (T aylor et al. Z006).
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Tetras and Other Characins: Everything about History, ...
The easiest thing one can do to minimize the risk of a characin catching a
particular ailment, be it a parasitic or bacterial infection, is to practice good
husbandry skills. Good husbandry skills will assure a healthy environment for the
characin ...
4
Economic Engineering Applied to the Fishery Industry
Country Paraguay Trinidad & Tobago Denmark Type of container (1) (2) (3) (4)
Cost of container (in US$/kg) 26.15 7.3 130 70 Ice cost (US$/kg) 0.099 0.11
0.017 Fish cost (US$/kg) Characin (Prochilodus scrofa) 0.27 - - Jaw characin ...
Aurora Zugarramurdi, María A. Parin, Hector M. Lupin, 1995
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Fish Cognition and Behavior
Brown, G.E. & Dreier, V.M. (2002) Predator inspection behaviour and attack cone
avoidance in a characin fish: the effects of predator diet and prey experience.
Animal Behaviour, 63, 1175–1181. Brown, G.E. & Godin, J.-G.J. (1999) Who
dares, ...
Culum Brown, Kevin Laland, Jens Krause, 2011
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Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America
Nat. Sei. Philadelphia, 65: 517-579. Fowler, H.W. 1914. Fishes from the
Rupununi River. British Guiana. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sei. Philadelphia. 66: 229-284.
Fowler. H.W. 1918. A new characin from Paraguay. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sei.
Philadelphia.
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Small Animal Care and Management
Water should be maintained at 78°F, plus or minus 3°. See Figure 20-11. Figure
20-11 Six-banded distichodus. Photo by Aaron Norman. The One-Striped African
Characin. The one-striped African char- acin, Nannaethiops unitaeniatus, grows
...
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FIsh Care In the Aquarium:
Opella Arnoldi This breed is commonly known as Spraying Characin. The fish
grows around 3 inches in size and comes from Guiana, Venezuela, and Brazil.
Sprays have elongated fins, as well as a slim body. Spraying Characin feeds on
all ...
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Ecology of Predator-Prey Interactions
Who dares, learns: chemical inspection behavior and acquired predator
recognition in a characin fish. Anim. Behav. 57:475-481. Brown, G. E., Godin, J.-
G. J., and Pedersen, J. 1999. Fin flicking behavior: a visual antipredator alarm
signal in a ...
Pedro Barbosa, Ignacio Castellanos, 2005
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Issues in Biological, Biochemical, and Evolutionary Sciences ...
Uppsala University: Population differentiation in the swordtail characin (
Corynopoma riisei ): a role for sensory drive? Fresh data on evolutionary biology
are presented in the report 'Population differentiation in the swordtail characin ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHARACIN»
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characin is used in the context of the following news items.
Etruria's Old Plough pub to go to auction after failing to sell
Now the building – which is near to the site where Characin Developments is planning to bring a series of national chains, including Bella Italia ... «Stoke Sentinel, Apr 15»
New species of cave-dwelling catfish discovered
Besides the troglobitic I. boticario, the cave system is also inhabited by at least one species of characin (Astyanax aff. fasciatus), two species of ... «Practical Fishkeeping, Feb 15»
The 2014 Spelling Bee Retro-Blog
He's not dead until either Sriram or Ansun miss a word, but that lingering bit of hope is put to rest emphatically when Sriram hits “characin. «Paste Magazine, May 14»
Gentle piranha found in Pasig
The Red Pacu known as Tambaqui belonging to the characin family or tetra, grows much larger than the piranha, reaching up to 3 feet and 25 ... «Manila Standard Today, May 14»
Uruguayan fish show how they evolve
The most specialised were CRMN, eating mollusks and CRCE, eating characin fish. With fish-eating the ancestral condition for all, the pike ... «The Earth Times, Dec 13»
Swimmers in Sweden warned against skinny-dipping after eight …
Amazon freshwater fish Serrasalminae Characide Characin Pacu. The pacu can grow up to 35 in and can weigh up to 55 lb. and is usually ... «Mirror.co.uk, Aug 13»
The Welsh are the winners at Weston
The Best in the Festival Open Show was won (from 250 entries) by John Egan of Port Talbot AS with a Wolf characin (above) – they are all ... «Practical Fishkeeping, Nov 12»
Fish 'Ornament' Tricks Females For Sex, Corynopoma Riisei Study …
The way to a woman's heart is through her stomach--at least for the swordtail characin. When a male of this tropical freshwater species ... «Huffington Post, Jul 12»
These fish lure unsuspecting mates with genitals camouflaged by …
The male characin has a small bean-shaped patch attached to his gill flaps by a thin thread. When he swims, he holds these 'flags' against his ... «io9, Jul 12»
Nuts about Brazil!
The Dorado (Salminus brasiliensis) pictured above is a large predator characin that calmly circles its territory and just opens its mouth to get a ... «Practical Fishkeeping, Apr 12»
