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Tetragonopterus argenteus Cuvier, 1816

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Colombia country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the Orinoco basin (Río Guaviare) and Río Meta (Río Negrito) (Ref. 124043).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/co.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Silva, G.S.C., B.F. Melo, C. Oliveira and R.C. Benine, 2016
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Sabaleta, Chanquete, 银大眼脂鲤, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Characidae (Characins; tetras) > Tetragonopterinae
Etymology: Tetragonopterus: Name from Greek words: 'Tetra' meaning four; 'gonia' meaning angle; 'pteron' for fin; referring to the evident tetragonal shape of the body (Ref. 124043).
  More on author: Cuvier.

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

Freshwater; pelagic; pH range: 5.8 - 8.5; dH range: ? - 30.   Tropical; 22°C - 27°C (Ref. 1672)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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