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Deuterodon taeniatus (Jenyns, 1842)

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Uruguay country information

Common names: Mojarra, Tetra
Occurrence: misidentification
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Occurrence indicated in Ref. 54736. Outside distributional range, occurrence needs further confirmation. This species is known so far from Brazil (Ref. 119398). This should be excluded from the faunal list of freshwater fishes found in Uruguay (Ref. 119439).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/uy.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Mirande, J.M. and S. Koerber, 2015
National Database: Dinara

Common names from other countries

Tetra, Mojarra, Piaba-branca, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Characidae (Characins; tetras) > Stethaprioninae
Etymology: Deuterodon: Greek, deuter = second + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Jenyns.

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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