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Cyphocharax magdalenae (Steindachner, 1878)

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Colombia country information

Common names: Campiniz, Corito, Madre de Bocochio
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Leal-Flórez, J., M. Rueda and M. Wolff, 2008
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Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Río Magdalena and Río Atrato basins. Museum: Río Magdalena, USNM 296258 (Ref. 11334). Also Ref. 38013, 78646.
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: Vari, R.P., 1992
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Curimatidae (Toothless characins)
Etymology: Cyphocharax: Greek, kyphos = curved, humpback + Greek, charax = a marine fish without identification (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Steindachner.

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Tropical; 22°C - 29°C (Ref. 36880)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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