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Charax awa Guimarães, Brito, Ferreira & Ottoni, 2018

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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in the Rio Mearim, Rio Munim and Rio Turiaçu basins, Maranhão state, northeastern Brazil (Ref. 117313).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Guimarães, E.C., P.S. De Brito, B.R.A. Ferreira and F.P. Ottoni, 2018
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Characidae (Characins; tetras) > Characinae
Etymology: Charax: Charax, -akos = a fish without identification (Ref. 45335);  awa: The specific name honors the term Awá, from Tupi-guarani, meaning man, people, person, used by the native tribe Guajá, from the Maranhão state, for their self-denomination..

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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