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Potamorhina altamazonica (Cope, 1878)

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Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Characiformes (Characins) > Curimatidae (Toothless characins)
Etymology: Potamorhina: Greek, potamos = river + Greek, rhinos = nose (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Cope.

Issue
See Vari (1984:19) for detailed description.

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

; acqua dolce benthopelagico; pH range: 6.0 - 7.5; dH range: ? - 18. Tropical; 22°C - 26°C (Ref. 2060)

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Point map | Introduzioni | Faunafri

South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins. Introduced into northeastern Brazil.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 27.0 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 35935)

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore : Vari, Richard P. | Collaboratori

Ortega, H. and R.P. Vari, 1986. Annotated checklist of the freshwater fishes of Peru. Smithson. Contrib. Zool. (437):1-25. (Ref. 6329)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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