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Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Characidae (Characins; tetras) > Stethaprioninae
Etymology: Hasemania:Because of John D. Haseman, the American collector of fishes (Ref. 45335); kalunga:The specific epithet is in reference to Comunidade Quilombo Kalunga, descendents of African slaves that lives in the Chapada dos Veadeiros, near the type locality. Kalunga, in Bantu language, means protected sacred place. A noun in apposition..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; depth range ? - 1 m (Ref. 83954). Tropical
Distribution
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