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Australoheros tembe (Casciotta, Gómez & Toresanni, 1995)

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Argentina country information

Common names: Chanchita
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality: Arroyo Urugua-í, above Salto del Urugua-í, at `Alto Paraná' company fields, Río Paraná basin, MLP 9059 (holotype of Cichlasoma tembe) (Ref. 26722, 74689). Found in the upper and tributaries of Paraná and Uruguay (Ref. 56308). Also Ref. 84422.
National Checklist: Argentina
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ar.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: López, H.L., A.M. Miquelarena and J. Ponte Gómez, 2005
National Database:

Common names from other countries

阿根廷丽体鱼, Chanchita, 阿根廷麗體魚, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Cichlinae
Etymology: Australoheros: From the Latin word 'australis' meaning southern, and the name Heros, after the nominotypic genus of the Heroini tribe. Tribe.

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Subtropical

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