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Table 5 Types of habitats of ornamental fish mentioned by artisanal fishers (“piabeiros”)

From: Ichthyological ethnoknowledge of the “piabeiros” from the Amazon region, Brazil

Species

Habitat types

No answer

River

Lake

Stream

Beach

Forest igapó

Flood plain lake

Aquatic vegetation

River bank

%

N

%

N

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

Acará disco

5

1

2.08

1

6.99

16

  

13.51

5

      

11

Acará azulão

    

0.44

1

           

Acará baru

    

0.44

1

           

Acará peixeiro

    

0.44

1

           

Anostomo trifaciato

  

2.8

1

            

1

Apistograma

5

1

2.8

1

2.62

6

  

5.41

2

      

17

Araia areba

  

4.17

2

  

5.88

1

        

3

Araia cururu

  

6.25

3

2.62

6

17.65

3

        

12

Araia motoro

  

6.25

3

3.06

7

23.53

4

        

11

Araia orbignyi

      

5.88

1

         

Araia schroederi

      

5.88

1

         

Araia

15

3

2.08

1

9.17

21

      

10

1

  

8

Aruanã

5

1

              

1

Bodó cor de mapa

    

0.44

1

           

Bodó cutia

  

4.17

2

0.87

2

5.88

1

        

1

Bodó espinho

  

2.08

1

0.87

2

  

2.70

1

      

1

Bodó jauari

  

2.08

1

1.31

3

5.88

1

2.70

1

      

2

Bodó luminol

  

2.08

1

0.44

1

5.88

1

        

1

Bodó onça

  

4.17

2

3.06

7

  

8.11

3

      

12

Bodó panda

    

0.44

1

           

Bodó pedra

                

1

Bodó percote

  

2.08

1

0.44

1

11.76

2

2.70

1

    

100

1

3

Bodó seda

  

4.17

2

6.55

15

  

18.92

7

      

17

Bodó

    

2.62

6

          

3

Bodó tui

                

1

Bodó zebra

  

2.08

1

0.44

1

          

1

Borboleta

10

2

6.25

3

6.99

16

11.76

2

8.11

3

12.50

2

    

34

Borboleta branca

  

2.08

1

             

Borboleta rajada

  

2.08

1

             

Cardinal

15

3

16.70

8

17.03

39

  

8.11

3

25

4

20

2

  

26

Coridora

  

2.08

1

0.87

2

          

2

Farowela

    

0.44

1

           

Itui cavalo

                

1

Lápis

5

1

4.17

2

5.24

12

  

2.70

1

12.50

2

    

25

Marginata

10

2

2.08

1

1.75

4

      

10

1

  

10

Neon

5

1

2.08

1

4.37

10

  

8.11

3

6.25

1

    

9

Peixe agulha

                

2

Rodostomo

10

2

  

7.86

18

    

25

4

60

6

  

25

Rosacéu

10

2

10.4

5

6.55

15

  

10.81

4

18.75

3

    

23

Uricaia

    

0.44

1

           

Xadrez

5

1

4.17

2

5.24

12

  

8.11

3

      

28

Total

100

20

100

48

100

229

100

17

100

37

100

16

100

10

100

1

292