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Nicaragua country information
Common names:
[No common name]
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
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Comments:
Type locality, Isletas de Granada, Lake of Nicaragua, elevation 31 m, LACM 56648-1 (holotype of Astyanax cocibolca, 4.42 cm SL, male, ex UCR 24-16) (Ref. 83537).
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Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nu.html
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Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Bussing, W.A., 2008
National Database:
Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Characidae (Characins; tetras) > Stethaprioninae
Etymology: Astyanax:The name of Astyanax, Hector´s son in the Greek mythology (Ref. 45335); cocibolca:Named for Lake Cocibolca, the indigenous name for Lake Nicaragua; noun in apposition..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; pelagic; depth range ? - 2 m (Ref. 83537). Tropical
Distribution
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