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Hollandichthys taramandahy Bertaco & Malabarba, 2013

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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the tributaries of the rio Maquiné and rio Três Forquilhas, rio Tramandaí system in Rio Grande do Sul and from rio Mampituba and Araranguá drainages in Santa Catarina. Extensive sampling efforts for the last 30 years in the rio Maquiné, rio Três Forquilhas and rio Mampituba drainages did not encounter this species in the main river itself, characterized by having clear and lotic water, stones on the substrate, and few riparian vegetation (Ref. 94715).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bertaco, V.A. and L.R. Malabarba, 2013
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Characidae (Characins; tetras) > Stethaprioninae
Etymology: Hollandichthys: From the Netherlands or a person with Holland name/surname;  taramandahy: The specific name is in reference to the drainage of the type locality. In Tupi Guarani language, Taramandahy (=Tramandaí) means winding river, or where is about to harvest (related to fish harvesting). A noun in apposition..

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Tropical

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