French Guiana country information

Common names: Aimala, Aimala, Aimala
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: abundant (always seen in some numbers) | Ref: Planquette, P., P. Keith and P.-Y. Le Bail, 1996
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs largely in running water, in rivers and creeks, but is surprisingly absent from the Kourou basin (Ref. 12225). Found in the secondary tributary of the Arataye River during rainy season (Ref. 27233).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/fg.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Planquette, P., P. Keith and P.-Y. Le Bail, 1996
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Poisson tigre, Traira, Trairão, ... more

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Erythrinidae (Trahiras)
Etymology: Hoplias: Greek, hoplon = weapon (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Valenciennes.

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic; potamodromous (Ref. 51243). Tropical

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Hoplias aimara (Valenciennes, 1847)

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