Common names:
Lambari prata, Lambari prateado, Pataca
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
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Uses:
live export: yes;
Comments:
Type locality of Tetragonopterus sawa, 'rio Crixas qui se jette dans L’Araguaia' (Ref. 124043). Known from the Amazon (Ref. 598), Machado and Acre River basins (Ref. 97592). Also Ref. 124043.
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Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
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Occurrences:
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Main Ref:
Géry, J., 1977
National Database:
Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Characidae (Characins; tetras) > Tetragonopterinae
Etymology: Tetragonopterus:Name from Greek words: 'Tetra' meaning four; 'gonia' meaning angle; 'pteron' for fin; referring to the evident tetragonal shape of the body (Ref. 124043). More on author: Cuvier.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
