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Cyphocharax boiadeiro Melo, 2017

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Brazil country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found only in the headwaters of the rio Araguaia, Amazon basin in the municipality of Alto Araguaia, Goiás/Mato Grosso state boundary in central Brazil (Ref. 117339).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Melo, B.F., 2017
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Klassifizierung / Names Namen | Synonyme | Catalog of Fishes(Gattung, Arten) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Characiformes (Characins) > Curimatidae (Toothless characins)
Etymology: Cyphocharax: Greek, kyphos = curved, humpback + Greek, charax = a marine fish without identification (Ref. 45335);  boiadeiro: Named for one of the paratype localities, the rio Boiadeiro, located near municipality of Alto Araguaia, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Named also after the boiadeiros (cowboys in English and vaqueros in Spanish), cattle handlers mounted on horseback who perform multiple ranch-related tasks. Boiadeiros from central Brazil has preserved their classic traditions and influenced regional lifestyles, food and music. A noun in apposition..

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

; süßwasser benthopelagisch.   Tropical

Verbreitung Länder | FAO Gebiete | Ecosystems | Vorkommen |
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