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Anchoviella juruasanga Loeb, 2012

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Brazil country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the tributaries of the middle and lower Amazon basin including rio Tapajós, rio Negro, rio Branco, rio Madeira, rio Trombetas, rio Tocantins, rio Maicá, and rio Jari (Ref. 89861).
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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: Loeb, M.V., 2012
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Clupeiformes (Herrings) > Engraulidae (Anchovies) > Engraulinae
Etymology: Anchoviella: Italian ancioa = anchovy (Ref. 45335);  juruasanga: In the Tupi language 'juru'means mouth and 'asanga' means short, in reference to the short maxilla, a diagnostic character of the species among congeners..

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

Freshwater; brackish; pelagic.   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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