Copella aff. arnoldi (Regan, 1912)

FIRST RECORD FOR THE MITARAKA. — This study.

OCCURENCES. — S12.

SPECIMEN IN COLLECTION. — None.

DISTRIBUTION IN FRENCH GUIANA. — Only known from a few localities in the Maroni and the Comté drainages in French Guiana. This unnamed species is referred as Copella aff. arnoldi in Le Bail et al. (2012).

ECOLOGY. — This rare species was only observed in a side arm channel of a rapid area of the Alama River. It was found in small rocky pools with low current velocity. Captured using rotenone.

SPECIES CODE. — CARN.