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Lepthoplosternum pectorale (Boulenger, 1895)

Chaco catfish
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Brazil country information

Common names: Camboatá, Tamboatá, Tamoatá
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Recorded from the Rio Paraguay (Ref. 26144). Also Ref. 37395, 81048.
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: Reis, R.E., 1997
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) > Callichthyidae (Callichthyid armored catfishes) > Callichthyinae
Etymology: Lepthoplosternum: Greek, leptos = thin + Greek, hoplon = weapon + Greek, sternon = chest, sternum (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Boulenger.

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

Freshwater; demersal; pH range: 5.8 - 7.8; dH range: ? - 25.   Subtropical; 20°C - 22°C (Ref. 2060)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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