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Australoheros perdi Ottoni, Lezama, Triques, Fragoso-Moura, Lucas & Barbosa, 2011

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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found only in Parque Estadual do Rio Doce (PERD), lacustrine region of the middle Doce River basin, Doce River Valley in Marliéria municipality, Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil (Ref. 87295).
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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: Ottoni, F.P., A.Q. Lezama, M.L. Triques, E.N. Fragoso-Moura, C.C.T. Lucas and F.A.R. Barbosa, 2011
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Cichlinae
Etymology: Australoheros: From the Latin word 'australis' meaning southern, and the name Heros, after the nominotypic genus of the Heroini tribe. Tribe;  perdi: The specific name perdi refers to the Parque Estadual do Rio Doce (PERD), the locality where the species was collected..

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Tropical

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