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Brazil country information
Common names:
Cascudo comum, Cascudo pintado
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
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Uses:
live export: yes;
Comments:
Type locality of Hypostomus hermanni, Rio Piracicaba, Sao Paulo (Ref. 6868). Known from southeastern Brazil (São Paulo, Piracicaba River and Tietê River basin) and southern Brazil (Paraná, Paraná River main channel and three of its left tributaries, Paranapanema, Ivaí, and Piquiri basin) (Ref. 124595).
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Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
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Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Weber, C., 2003
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