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Characidium pterostictum Gomes, 1947

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Argentina country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in arroyo Ñancay, Entre Rios (Ref. 51923).
National Checklist: Argentina
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ar.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: López, H.L., A.M. Miquelarena and R.C. Menni, 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classificação / Names Nomes comuns | Sinônimos | Catalog of Fishes(Gênero, Espécies) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Characiformes (Characins) > Crenuchidae (South American darters) > Characidiinae
Etymology: Characidium: Diminutive of Charax, -akos = a fish without identification (Ref. 45335).

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

; Água doce bentopelágico.   Tropical

Distribuição Países | Áreas da FAO | Ecossistemas | Ocorrências | Point map | Introduções | Faunafri

South America: coastal basins from Ribeira de Iguape River basin, Uruguay; Uruguay River basin.

Comprimento de primeira maturação / Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: Lm 67.0, range 65 - 69 cm
Max length : 8.7 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 116915)

Descrição suscinta Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria

Raios dorsais (total) : 11 - 12; Raios anais : 20. It is distinguished from all other species of Characidium from southern Brazil, except C. sp. cf., C. zebra, in having 14 series of scales around the caudal peduncle (Ref. 27672).

Biologia     Glossário (p.ex. epibenthic)

Usually found in creeks or small rivers with rocky bottom and clear, fast flowing water (Ref. 27672).

Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas

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Miyazawa, C.S. and P.M. Galetti Jr., 1994. First cytogenetical studies in Characidium species (Pisces: Characiformes, Characidiinae). Cytologia 59:73-79. (Ref. 27418)

Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)

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