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Silvinichthys huachi Fernández, Sanabria, Quiroga & Vari, 2014

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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the Río Huerta de Huachi in Departamento Jachal, Provincia de San Juan. Major threats that would likely lead to extinction are the introduction of predatory fish species and mining activities (Ref. 95056).
National Checklist: Argentina
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ar.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Fernández, L., E.A. Sanabria, L.B. Quiroga and R.P. Vari, 2014
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Trichomycteridae (Pencil or parasitic catfishes) > Trichomycterinae
Etymology: huachi: The specific name is in reference to the type locality of the species, Río Huertas de Huachi. A noun in apposition..

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

Freshwater; demersal.   Subtropical; 20°C - ? (Ref. 95056)

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