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Astyanax bimaculatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Twospot astyanax
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Brazil country information

Common names: Lambari, Lambari do rabo amarelo, Machadinha
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref: Silvano, R.A.M. and A. Begossi, 2001
Importance: subsistence fisheries | Ref: Silvano, R.A.M. and A. Begossi, 2001
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Recorded from Pardo River (Ref. 27745), Caracu and Sao Pedro streams, tributaries of the Paraná river; Pircacicaba river (Ref. 50076), Rio Jurúa (lakes and tributaries) (MZUSP No. 50281, Ref. 42843) and the Patos lagoon (Ref. 58359). Found in the Uruguay (Ref. 79585) and Acre River basins (Ref. 97592). Also Ref. 31923.
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: Pavanelli, C.S. and E.P. Caramaschi, 1997
National Database:

Common names from other countries

大头丽脂鲤, Two spots astyanax, Sardine doree, ... more

Classification / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes(Genre, Espèce) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Characiformes (Characins) > Characidae (Characins; tetras) > Stethaprioninae
Etymology: Astyanax: The name of Astyanax, Hector´s son in the Greek mythology (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

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

; eau douce benthopélagique; pH range: 5.5 - 7.5; dH range: ? - 25; potamodrome (Ref. 51243).   Subtropical; 20°C - 28°C (Ref. 1672)

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences |
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