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Curculionichthys tukana Roxo, Dias, Silva & Oliveira, 2017

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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in the following five small rivers of the rio Tocantins basin: ribeirão Bofe, córrego Bom Jardim, rio Parauapebas, rio Sossego and a small unnamed tributary of rio Caraíbas (Ref. 118146).
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Main Ref: Roxo, F.F., A.C. Dias, G.S.C. Silva and C. Oliveira, 2017
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Hypoptopomatinae
Etymology: Curculionichthys: Derived from the from the Latin 'curculionem' (elongated snout) and from the Greek 'ichthys' (fishes), in reference to the relatively elongated snouts of the fish species included in this genus.;  tukana: The specific name, tukana, is derived from the Tupi-Guarani language, and it is related to the name of the rio Tocantins, where this new species occurs. Tocantins came from Tupi-Guarani language and means 'Tucano beak' with the junction of the two words tukana (Tucano) and tim (beak). A noun in apposition..

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

Freshwater; demersal.   Tropical

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