Brazil country information

Common names: Aracú-caneta, Piau-vara, Uaracu biribiri
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: fairly common (chances are about 50%) | Ref:
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Found in the middle Amazon; common in the Rio Negro (Ref. 598). Also Ref. 36801.
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: Géry, J., 1977
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Mije, Anostomus de banda negra, Sardina, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Anostomidae (Headstanders)
Etymology: Laemolyta: Greek, laimos = throat + Greek, lytos = untied (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Kner.

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.0 - ? ; dH range: ? - 0. Tropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 1672)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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Laemolyta taeniata (Kner, 1858)

Common names from other countries

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

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