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Retroculus lapidifer (Castelnau, 1855)

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Brazil country information

Common names: Ajunta pedra, Cará bico doce, Cará de pedra
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the Amazon River basin in the Tocantins and Capim River basins (Ref. 36377). Also found in the Rio Araguaia (Ref. 37197).
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: Kullander, S.O., 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Koskitonkija, 南美后臀丽鱼, 后臀丽鱼, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Retroculinae
Etymology: Retroculus: Latin, retro = backwards, on the back side + Latin, oculus = eye; the relative posterior position of the eye in the head as compared to other cichlids (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Castelnau.

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 7.0 - ? ; dH range: ? - 15.   Tropical; 22°C - 27°C (Ref. 2059)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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