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Mylesinus paucisquamatus Jégu & Santos, 1988

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Common names: Curupeté, Pacu
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Museum: Rio Tocantins: Jatobal, MZUSP 38832; Itupiranga, MZUSP 38831 (Ref. 27925). Maybe threatened by extinction due to its restricted distribution in the rapids of Rio Tocantins, a biotope currently destroyed by hydroelectric power plants (Ref. 85327).
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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: Oyakawa, O.T., 1998
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Curupeté, Pacu, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Serrasalmidae (Piranhas and pacus) > Myleinae
Etymology: Mylesinus: Greek, myle, mylos = molar, millstone (Ref. 45335).

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Tropical

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