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Gymnocorymbus ternetzi (Boulenger, 1895)

Black tetra
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Brazil country information

Common names: Tetra preto, Tetra-negro, Tetra-preto
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Occurs in southern Brazil (Ref. 38376); recorded from rio Paraguai basin, Santo Antônio do Leverger, Mato Grosso, MZUSP 18720 (Ref. 46237)
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: Benine, R.C., 2002
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) > Characidae (Characins; tetras) > Stethaprioninae
Etymology: Gymnocorymbus: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek,korymb = summit, cluster of fruits and flowers (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Boulenger.

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

Freshwater; pelagic; pH range: 6.0 - 8.0; dH range: 5 - 19.   Subtropical; 20°C - 26°C (Ref. 1672); 11°S - 30°S, 64°W - 48°W

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