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Brochiloricaria macrodon (Kner, 1853)

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Brazil country information

Common names: Cascudo espada, Cascudo viola
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Found in the Paraguay River basin (Ref. 36389). Known from Rio Ciuabá (Ref. 6868).
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: Britski, H.A., K.Z. de S> de Silimon and B.S. Lopes, 2007
National Database:

Common names from other countries

大突牙甲鲶, 大突牙甲鯰, Cascudo viola, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Loricariinae
Etymology: Brochiloricaria: Greek, brogchia, -as = throat, trachea + Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather; 1706 + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Kner.

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

Freshwater; demersal.   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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