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Ossancora asterophysa Birindelli, Sabaj & Pérez, 2011

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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Comments: Known from the Amazonas basin. Recorded from río Ucayali (Ref. 92411).
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Main Ref: Birindelli, J.L.O., 2011
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Doradidae (Thorny catfishes) > Doradinae
Etymology: Ossancora: Derived from the Latin oss, meaning bone, and ancora, meaning anchor, in reference to the shape and articulation of the pectoral spine and posterior cleithral and coracoid processes which resemble the shank and flukes, respectively, of a Danforth anchor.;  asterophysa: Specific name is derived from the Greek aster, meaning star, and physa, meaning bladder, alluding to the proliferation of diverticula along the periphery of the gas bladder which distinguishes species from Ossancora eigenmanni. An adjective..

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

Freshwater; demersal.   Tropical

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