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Brazil country information
Common names:
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Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
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live export: yes;
Comments:
Type locality, Amazonas, Rio Solimões, beach on north bank of Ilha Cuera, near Tefé, Mun. Alvarães, MCP 37357 (holotype of Porotergus duende, 10.4 cm TL, female) (Ref. 83661).
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https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
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Occurrences:
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Main Ref:
de Santana, C. D. and G. R. Crampton, 2010
National Database:
Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) > Gymnotiformes (Knifefishes) > Apteronotidae (Ghost knifefishes) > Apteronotinae
Etymology: Porotergus:Greek, poros = porous + Latin, tergum = back, the upper plate or segment in an animal (Ref. 45335); duende:The specific epithet, duende, is the Portuguese for elf or imp, referring to the diminutive size of P. duende. A noun in apposition. Gender masculine..
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