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Apteronotus brasiliensis (Reinhardt, 1852)

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Argentina country information

Common names: Boca rachada, Morena, Morena negra
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in upper Paraná and Iguazú river (Ref. 56308).
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: Lopez, H.L., R.C. Menni and A.M. Miguelarena, 1987
National Database:

Common names from other countries

巴西翎电鳗, Morena, Morena negra, ... more

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

> Gymnotiformes (Knifefishes) > Apteronotidae (Ghost knifefishes) > Apteronotinae
Etymology: Apteronotus: Greek, apteros = without wings / (in this cases, fins) + Greek, noton = back (Ref. 45335).

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


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