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Pellona flavipinnis (Valenciennes, 1837)

Yellowfin river pellona
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French Guiana country information

Common names: Gro-zaran, Gros-zhareng, Karant
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the Sinnamary (before the Petit-Saut dam) and from the Cayenne River (Ref. 12225). Also Ref. 5217.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/fg.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Whitehead, P.J.P., 1985
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Alose-écaille fluviale, Sardinata de río, Lacha, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Clupeiformes (Herrings) > Pristigasteridae (Pristigasterids)
Etymology: Pellona: Derived from Latin, pellis = skin (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Valenciennes.

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

Freshwater; brackish; pelagic.   Subtropical; 10°N - 35°S

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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