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Peru country information
Common names:
[No common name]
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Known from the Amazon River (Ref. 38013). Museum: Loreto: Rio Nanay, USNM 280573; small stream ca.65 km upstream from the mouth of Rio Nanay, ANSP 164981; Rio Putumayo drainage, El Estrecho, Quebrada de las Granjas, NRM 26567; along the road from Genero Herrera towards Peruvian-Brazilian border, Rio Ucayali drainage, ANSP 164980 (Ref. 11334).
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Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/pe.html
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Occurrences:
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Main Ref:
Vari, R.P., 1992
National Database:
Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Curimatidae (Toothless characins)
Etymology: Cyphocharax:Greek, kyphos = curved, humpback + Greek, charax = a marine fish without identification (Ref. 45335); pantostictos:Named for the dark prominent spots on the lateral and dorsal surfaces of the body.. More on authors: Vari, Barriga & Salazar.
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Ecology