Zonas are small to medium-sized schooling fish found in the upper water layers. They prefer waters with plenty of dead leaves or dense underwater vegetation.
The Zona feeds only on insects floating on the water’s surface.
Taxonomy
Bedotiidae, genus Bedotia (9 species)
Habitat
watercourses at altitudes of between 300 and 650 metres above sea level
Behaviour and ecology
in small shoals of up to 12 animals
Diet
insects, invertebrates, occasionally plant parts
