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Cyphocharax helleri (Steindachner, 1910)

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Brazil country information

Common names: Branquinha
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Occurs in Cupixi River in Amapa (Ref. 38013). Museum: Rio Cupixi, road to Serra do Navio, USNM 267965 (Ref. 11334). Also Ref. 12225.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Vari, R.P., 1992
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Branquinha, 赫勒氏驼背无齿脂鲤, Kulu, ... more

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Characiformes (Characins) > Curimatidae (Toothless characins)
Etymology: Cyphocharax: Greek, kyphos = curved, humpback + Greek, charax = a marine fish without identification (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Steindachner.

Issue
See Vari (1992:32) for detailed description.

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

; sötvatten bentopelagisk.   Tropical

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

South America: Cuyuni River basin of eastern Venezuela, Atlantic drainages of Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and Cupixi River of Amapa, Brazil.

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.0 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 101566)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Usually occurs over sand or mud, in areas with slow moving current. Feeds on detritus (Ref. 12225).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator : Vari, Richard P. | Medarbetare

Vari, R.P., 1992. Systematics of the neotropical characiform genus Cyphocharax Fowler (Pisces, Ostariophysi). Smithson. Contrib. Zool. 529:137 p. (Ref. 11334)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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