Brazil country information

Common names: Abramites, Cará, Piau-pedra
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: subsistence fisheries | Ref: Silvano, R.A.M., O.T. Oyakawa, B.D. do Amaral and A. Begossi, 2001
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Museum: Rio Amazonas, MNHN 99-180 and 181 (Ref. 9743); recored from tributaries of Rio Jurúa (MZUSP No. 50281, Ref. 42843) and also from Rio Tocantins.
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: Vari, R.P. and A.M. Williams, 1987
National Database:

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Headstander, Sardina, Per-dofolha, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Anostomidae (Headstanders)
Etymology: Abramites: Greek, abramis, -idos = a fish, grey mullet (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.

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

Freshwater; pelagic; pH range: 6.0 - 7.5; dH range: ? - 18. Tropical; 23°C - 27°C (Ref. 1672)

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Abramites hypselonotus (Günther, 1868)

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

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