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Brazil country information
Common names:
Saguiru, Saguirú
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
Abundance:
scarce (very unlikely)
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Ref: Silvano, R.A.M. and A. Begossi, 2001
Importance:
subsistence fisheries
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Ref: Silvano, R.A.M. and A. Begossi, 2001
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Uses:
live export: yes;
Comments:
Known from the fresh waters of Sao Paulo, Distrito Federal, and Paraná. Found in Piracicaba river (Ref. 50076). Museum: Sao Paulo, Rio Batalha, tributary of Rio Tietê, near Bauru, CAS 20299 (holotype of Curimatorbis modestus, 8.65 cm SL); MZUSP 1350, 5250-1 (paratype) (Ref. 11334). Also Ref. 27925, 31923.
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Occurrences:
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Main Ref:
Vari, R.P., 1992
National Database: