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Deuterodon heterostomus (Eigenmann, 1911)

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Brazil country information

Common names: Lambari-prata, Lambari, Mimic scale-eating tetra
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Type locality: Campos on Rio Parahyba, Brazil (Ref. 26282). Found in the coastal rivers of SE Brazil, from Espírito Santo to São Paulo. Caught by casting net, bow-net and hook (Ref. 40388). Also Ref. 598.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Sazima, I., 1977
National Database:

Common names from other countries

奇口脂鲤, Lambari, Suomunsyöjätetra, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Characidae (Characins; tetras) > Stethaprioninae
Etymology: Deuterodon: Greek, deuter = second + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Eigenmann.

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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