Peru country information

Common names: Toa
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Occurs in Ucayali and Marañón Rivers and adjoining lagoons. Exported as an aquarium fish (Ref. 9235).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/pe.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ortega, H. and R.P. Vari, 1986
National Database:

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Barbudo, Toa, Unterständiges Schaufelmaul, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes)
Etymology: Hemisorubim: Greek, hemi = half + Brazilian local name, sorubim (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Valenciennes.

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

Freshwater; demersal; pH range: 6.0 - 7.8; dH range: ? - 25. Subtropical; 20°C - 22°C (Ref. 2060)

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Hemisorubim platyrhynchos (Valenciennes, 1840)

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

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