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Odontesthes bicudo Malabarba & Dyer, 2002

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Common names: Peixe-rei
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from a group of partially isolated freshwater lakes northeast of the city of Osorio, namely lagoa Emboaba, lagoa Caconde, lagoa do Horacio and lagoa do Lessa (Ref. 47314). Occurs sympatrically with O. piquava in the lagoa Caconde (Ref. 47314).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Malabarba, L.R. and B.S. Dyer, 2002
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Peixe-rei, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Atheriniformes (Silversides) > Atherinopsidae (Neotropical silversides) > Atherinopsinae
Etymology: Odontesthes: Greek, odous = teeth + Greek,esthes = suit, something used to wrap (Ref. 45335);  bicudo: From Portugues word meaning pointed, with a beak, and alludes to the snout shape of this species..

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

Freshwater; pelagic.   Subtropical

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