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Characidium fasciatum Reinhardt, 1867

Darter characin
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Brazil country information

Common names: Canivete, Lambari
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from Das Velhas River in São Francisco River drainage and Paranaíba, Grande and Tietê rivers in the upper Paraná River drainage (Ref. 37059). Type locality, near Near Lagoa Santa (Ref. 30296). Regarded as threatened in the state of Minas Gerais (Ref. 26603).
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: Lins, L.V., A.B.M. Machado, C.M.R. Costa and G. Herrmann, 1997
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Crenuchidae (South American darters) > Characidiinae
Etymology: Characidium: Diminutive of Charax, -akos = a fish without identification (Ref. 45335).

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 5.6 - 7.5; dH range: ? - 25.   Subtropical; 18°C - 24°C (Ref. 1672)

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