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Curimatella alburnus (Müller & Troschel, 1844)

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Common names: Saguiru de rabo amarelo
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from Pará in Rio Maicá and Lagoa along margin of Rio Tocantins, near Baiao; Roraima in Rio Branco, Maraá; Amazonas in Rio Negro, Paraná de Janauacá, Paraná do Janauari, Lago Janauari near Manaus, Lago Grande de Manacapuru, Rio Solimoes above Manacapuru, Rio Tefé in Mucura,Igarapé Chefe, Lago Beruri, Rio Purus, Lago Castro at the mouth of Rio Purus, Lago Urini at the mouth of Rio Japurá, Lago do Coarí, Rio Jutaí, Rio Javarí along Brazilian-Peruvian border ; Mato Grosso in Rio Guaporé and Rio Branco (Ref. 28798). Also Ref. 38013.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Vari, R.P., 1992
National Database:

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Curimatidae (Toothless characins)
Etymology: Curimatella: A locality in Brasil, in Piaui State and local name for a fish; it also exist "curimbatá" and "curimba", diminutive.
  More on authors: Müller & Troschel.

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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