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Tetragonopterus carvalhoi Melo, Benine, Mariguela & Oliveira, 2011

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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
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Comments: Type locality of Tetragonopterus carvalhoi, Amapá, Laranjal do Jari, Igarapé Iratapuru, rio Jari, Amazon basin, MZUSP 102268 (holotype, 3.65 cm SL). Found in rio Jari, upstream from the Cachoeira de Santo Antônio, rio Amazonas drainage, Amapá, northern Brazil (Ref. 86682). Also Ref. 87186, 124043.
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Main Ref: Melo, B.F., R.C. Benine, T.C. Mariguela and C. Oliveira, 2011
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Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Characiformes (Characins) > Characidae (Characins; tetras) > Tetragonopterinae
Etymology: Tetragonopterus: Name from Greek words: 'Tetra' meaning four; 'gonia' meaning angle; 'pteron' for fin; referring to the evident tetragonal shape of the body (Ref. 124043);  carvalhoi: Named for Marcelo Rodrigues de Carvalho (USP), the leader of the expedition to rio Jari which resulted in the collection of this new species and in recognition of his contributions to our knowledge of the Neotropical ichthyology..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

; agua dulce bentopelágico.   Tropical

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