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Psalidodon xiru (Lucena, Castro & Bertaco, 2013)

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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the rio Jacuí drainage, laguna dos Patos system, and from the upper rio Uruguay drainage, Rio Grande do Sul, and Santa Catarina States (Ref. 94153).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: De Lucena, C.A.S., J.B. Castro and V.A. Bertaco, 2013
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Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Characiformes (Characins) > Characidae (Characins; tetras) > Stethaprioninae
Etymology: Psalidodon: Greek, psalis, -idos = scissors + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335);  xiru: The specific name is from Tupi-Guarani, meaning an old wise Indian. It is used mainly in the treatment personal in the countryside of Rio Grande do Sul State..

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


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