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Gymnotus onca Albert & Crampton, 2001

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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in the upper Amazon River basin (Ref. 36692). Type locality: Cano do Lago Rato, Mamirauá Reserve, 3°02'36"S, 64°51'02"W, Amazonas, Brazil (Ref. 41292).
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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: Albert, J.S. and W.G.R. Crampton, 2001
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Common names from other countries

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Gymnotiformes (Knifefishes) > Gymnotidae (Naked-back knifefishes) > Gymnotinae
Etymology: Gymnotus: Greek, gymnos = naked (Ref. 45335);  onca: Named for the jaguar Panthera onca, referring to the characteristic color pattern of broad irregular dark pigment blotches. Noun in apposition..

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

Freshwater; demersal.   Subtropical

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