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Xenophallus umbratilis (Meek, 1912)

Shadow toothcarp
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Nicaragua country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Lake Nicaragua on the Atlantic versant to the Río Parismina and was collected once in Río Tenorio drainage on the Pacfiic slope. Collected from Lake Nicaragua by a net trawled at 10-12 m depth, several kilometers from the shore (Ref. 36880).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nu.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bussing, W.A., 1998
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Poeciliidae (Poeciliids) > Poeciliinae
Etymology: Xenophallus: Greek, xenos = strange + Latin, phallus = penis (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Meek.

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

Freshwater; pelagic; pH range: ? - 7.2; dH range: ? - 3; depth range 10 - 20 m (Ref. 36880).   Tropical; 21°C - 37°C (Ref. 36880)

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