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Brycon insignis Steindachner, 1877

Tiete tetra
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Common names: Piabanha
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from Paraíba do Sul River basin (Ref. 38504). Recorded from the Tiete River, Sao Paulo. Regarded as threatened in the state of Minas Gerais (Ref. 26603). Endangered and possibly extinct (Ref. 3881). Also Ref. 30296.
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: Lins, L.V., A.B.M. Machado, C.M.R. Costa and G. Herrmann, 1997
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Piabanha, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Bryconidae ("Brycon characins") > Bryconinae
Etymology: Brycon: Greek, ebrykon, brykomai = to bite, to gnaw (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Steindachner.

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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