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Common names:
[No common name]
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
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never/rarely
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no uses
Comments:
Type locality of Astyanax sincora from Bahia State, Chapada Diamantina, Mucugê, Fazenda Tremedal, córrego Tremedal, tributary of rio Paraguaçu; MZUSP 120747 (Ref. 120347).
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Main Ref:
Burger, R., F.R. Carvalho and A.M. Zanata, 2019
National Database:
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> Characiformes (Characins) > Characidae (Characins; tetras) > Stethaprioninae
Etymology: Astyanax:The name of Astyanax, Hector´s son in the Greek mythology (Ref. 45335); sincora:'sincora', i.e., refers to Serra do Sincorá, where the species occurs at the base of the western slopes. Noun in apposition (Ref. 120347).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce bentopelágico; rango de profundidad 0 - 1 m (Ref. 120347). Tropical
Burger, R., F.R. Carvalho and A.M. Zanata, 2019. A new species of Astyanax Baird & Girard (Characiformes: Characidae) from western Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil. Zootaxa 4604(2):369-380. (Ref. 120347)