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Auchenipterus menezesi Ferraris & Vari, 1999

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Common names: Peixe-gato
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from Parnaíba and Pindaré-Mirim River basins of Maranhão and Piaui States (Ref. 37098). Museum: Lago de Viana, Rio Pindaré. Mirim basin, Maranhão, MZUSP 43591 (Ref. 35558).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ferraris, C.J. Jr. and R.P. Vari, 1999
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Peixe-gato, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Auchenipteridae (Driftwood catfishes) > Auchenipterinae
Etymology: Auchenipterus: Greek, auchen = neck + Greek, pteryx = fin (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: Ferraris & Vari.

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Tropical

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