Common names:
[No common name]
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Known from the Orinoco River (Ref. 79891). Also Ref. 12225, 124043.
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ve.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Reis, R.E., 2003
National Database:
Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Characidae (Characins; tetras) > Tetragonopterinae
Etymology: Tetragonopterus:Name from Greek words: 'Tetra' meaning four; 'gonia' meaning angle; 'pteron' for fin; referring to the evident tetragonal shape of the body (Ref. 124043). More on authors: Spix & Agassiz.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology