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Melanorivulus scalaris (Costa, 2005)

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Brazil country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Rio Sucurúi, rio Aporé and upper rio Correntes drainages, rio Paraná basin, and upper rio Taquari drainage, rio Paragay basin, central Brazil.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Costa, W.J.E.M., 2005
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Rivulidae (Rivulines) > Rivulinae
Etymology: scalaris: From the latin scalaris (with a stair), referring to the color pattern of males consisting of red oblique bars with indented posterior borders, resembling small squares aligned to form stairs..
  More on author: Costa.

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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