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Aequidens plagiozonatus Kullander, 1984

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Brazil country information

Common names: Acará, Cará, Carazinho
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Type locality: Internal lakes of the Piquiri-Itiquira system, Itiquira, Mato Grosso, MZUSP 28-732 (holotype of Aequidens plagiozonatus, 9.76 cm SL) (Ref. 86505). Known from the Amazon River basin in the upper Guaporé River drainage and the Paraná River basin in the upper Paraguay River drainage (Ref. 36377).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kullander, S.O., 2003
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Common names from other countries

Vinoraitakirjoahven, 缘带宝丽鱼, Cará, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Cichlasomatinae
Etymology: Aequidens: Latin, aequus, equal, equally + Latin, dens, dentis = teeth (Ref. 45335);  plagiozonatus: Name refers to the distinct, obliquely slanting flank bars; an adjective derived from the Greek (Ref. 86505).
  More on author: Kullander.

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Tropical

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