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Brachyrhaphis hessfeldi Meyer & Etzel, 2001

Hessfeld's toothcarp
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Panama country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in waters west of Canal Zone, Coclé (Ref. 50894).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/pm.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Meyer, M.K. and V. Etzel, 2001
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: Brachyrhaphis: Greek, brachys, eia = short + Greek, raphis = needle (Ref. 45335);  hessfeldi: Named in honor of Mr. Gerhard Hessfeld of Hamm, Germany (Ref. 42985).

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

Freshwater; pelagic; pH range: 5.0 - 7.1; non-migratory; depth range 0 - ? m.   Tropical; 22°C - 29°C (Ref. 42985)

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