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Hypophthalmus edentatus Spix & Agassiz, 1829

Highwaterman catfish
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French Guiana country information

Common names: Jamégouté, Kalikalinan, Kulawa
Occurrence: misidentification
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurrence not confirmed by J.G. Lundberg and M.W. Littmann; probably a misidentification.
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: Le Bail, P.-Y., P. Keith and P. Planquette, 2000
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes)
Etymology: Hypophthalmus: Greek, hypo = under + Greek, ophthalmos = eye (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: Spix & Agassiz.

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

Freshwater; pelagic; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range ? - 37 m (Ref. 5217).   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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