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Paraguay country information
Common names:
[No common name]
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Known from Paraguay River basin (Ref. 38013). Type locality, swamp, 3 km northwest of Lima, San Pedro Department, Paraguay, ca. 23°55'S, 56°29'W (Ref. 26282).
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/pa.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Oyakawa, O.T., 1998
National Database:
Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Curimatidae (Toothless characins)
Etymology: Curimatopsis:A locality in Brasil, in Piani State and local name for a fish; it also exist "curimbatá" and "curimba", diminutive + Greek, opsis = appearance. More on author: Vari.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology