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Brachyhypopomus draco Giora, Malabarba & Crampton, 2008

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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Found in central, southern and coastal regions of Rio Grande do Sul (Ref. 76853). Known from Laguna dos Patos, Rio Tramandaí, and Rio Uruguay drainages (Ref. 76853). Collected 6 km east from the city of Mostardas in the Lagoa do Peixe National Park (Ref. 85215).
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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: Giora, J., L.R. Malabarba and W. Crampton, 2008
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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) > Hypopomidae (Bluntnose knifefishes)
Etymology: Brachyhypopomus: Greek, brachys, eia = short + Greek, hypo = under + Greek, poma, -atos = cover (Ref. 45335);  draco: The specific names is from the Greek 'drakon' meaning dragon, in reference to the shape of distal portion of caudal filament in mature males, similar to that illustrated in these imaginary creatures..

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Subtropical

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