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Cichlidae
- Classification -
Astronotinae
Cichlidae
Cichliformes
Teleostei
Chordata
Animalia
Astronotus
ocellatus
(Agassiz
, 1831)
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Brazil country information
Common names:
Acaraú-açu
,
Acaráuaçu
,
Acará-açu
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
Abundance:
scarce (very unlikely)
|
Ref:
Silvano, R.A.M. and A. Begossi, 2001
Importance:
commercial
|
Ref:
Boujard, T., M. Pascal, F.J. Meunier and P.-Y. Le Bail, 1997
Aquaculture:
|
Ref:
Regulations:
|
Ref:
Uses:
live export: yes;
Comments:
Known from the Amazon River basin (Ref. 36377). Recorded in Piracicaba river (Ref. 50076). Considered economically important by the Brazilians who have acclimated the originally Amazonian stocks to the conditions of the province in the northeast (Ref. 27188). Established populations introduced in the states of Bahia, Ceará, Espirito Santo, Maranhão, and Piauí (Ref. 126783).
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:
Silvano, R.A.M. and A. Begossi, 2001
National Database:
Common names from other countries
图丽鱼(地图鱼)
,
Astronotus
,
Vieja
,
... more
Classification / Names
Common names
|
Synonyms
| Catalog of Fishes(
genus
,
species
) |
ITIS
|
CoL
|
WoRMS
|
Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) >
Cichliformes
(Cichlids, convict blennies) >
Cichlidae
(Cichlids) > Astronotinae
Etymology:
Astronotus:
Greek, astra = ray + Greek, noton = back (Ref.
45335
)
.
More on author:
Agassiz
.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.0 - 8.0; dH range: 5 - 19. Tropical; 22°C - 25°C (Ref.
1672
); 4°N - 15°S, 78°W - 47°W
Distribution
Countries
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FAO areas
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Ecosystems
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Occurrences
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