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Astyanax cocibolca
Astyanax cocibolca is a small Central American freshwater fish found primarily in Lake Nicaragua. It was once thought to be endemic to the lake, but its range has since been extended into nearby waterways; still, it is not particularly widespread. It is an omnivorous species that demonstrates a preference for fruit when living close to shore, but specimens living in the open waters of the lake have developed filter-feeding planktivory, which is unusual for members of...
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 610146.