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Psalidodon fasciatus (Cuvier, 1819)

Banded astyanax
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Colombia country information

Common names: Cola amarilla, Colirroja, Golosa
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Leal-Flórez, J., M. Rueda and M. Wolff, 2008
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in all areas of the Magdalena River system except in fast moving waters; the Sinú, Pechilín, Buritaca, and other rivers flowing from the Sierra Nevada to the sea or to the Ciénaga Grande of Santa Maria, Colombia (Ref. 5518). Also known from the San Jorge, Atrato, San Juan and Cesar rivers (Ref. 26543).
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: Dahl, G., 1971
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) > Characidae (Characins; tetras) > Stethaprioninae
Etymology: Psalidodon: Greek, psalis, -idos = scissors + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Cuvier.

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic; potamodromous (Ref. 51243).   Subtropical; 20°C - 25°C (Ref. 2059)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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