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Kalyptodoras bahiensis Higuchi, Britski & Garavello, 1990

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Brazil country information

Common names: Peracuca
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Found in Rio Paraguaçu (Ref. 26714).
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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: Higuchi, H., H.A. Britski and J.C. Garavello, 1990
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Doradidae (Thorny catfishes) > Wertheimerinae
Etymology: Kalyptodoras: Greek, kalyptos = hidden + Greek, dora = skin (Ref. 45335). Allusion to the embedded condition of most lateral scutes (Ref. 26714);  bahiensis: Reference to the Brazilian state Bahia (Ref. 26714).

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

Freshwater; demersal.   Tropical

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