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Cichla piquiti Kullander & Ferreira, 2006

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Brazil country information

Common names: Tucunaré, Tucunaré azul
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Type locality, Rio Itacaiúnas at Caldeirão, Pará, MZUSP 40296 (holotype of Cichla piquiti, 21.9 cm SL, young male). Natural occurrences are recorded from the lower (Rio Itacaiunas, Marabá, Itupiranga), and upper Rio Tocantins (Rio Paranã), as well as in the Araguaia drainage (Cocalinho and Rio das Mortes).
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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: Kullander, S.O. and E.J.G. Ferreira, 2006
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Common names from other countries

Klassifizierung / Names Namen | Synonyme | Catalog of Fishes(Gattung, Arten) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Cichlinae
Etymology: Cichla: Greek, kichle = wrasse (Ref. 45335);  piquiti: Name from the Tupi-Guarani word 'piquiti', meaning striped; a noun in apposition..
  More on authors: Kullander & Ferreira.

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

; süßwasser benthopelagisch.   Tropical

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