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Potamorrhaphis eigenmanni MirandaRibeiro, 1915

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Argentina country information

Common names: Pez aguja, Pirá-pukú, Pirá-timbucú
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in upper Paraná (Ref. 56308). Also Ref. 40653.
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

Peixe-agulha, 艾氏江颌针鱼, Pez aguja, ... more

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

> Beloniformes (Needle fishes) > Belonidae (Needlefishes)
Etymology: Potamorrhaphis: Greek, potamos = river + Greek, rhaphis = needle (Ref. 45335).

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

; Água doce pelágico(a,os,as); intervalo de profundidade 0 - ? m.   Tropical

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

South America: Upper Madeira River and its tributaries (Beni, Mamoré, and Guaporé); and Paraguay-Paraná River basin.

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.8 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 10994)

Descrição breve Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria

Espinhos dorsais (total) : 0; Raios dorsais moles (total) : 27 - 33; Espinhos anais: 0; Raios anais moles: 24 - 29; Vértebras: 64 - 72. Most closely resembles P. guianensis from which it differs most markedly in lower numbers of dorsal and anal fin rays, vertebrae, and predorsal scales. Predorsal scales 77-113, mean 93.9.

Biologia     Glossário (ex. epibenthic)

Oviparous (Ref. 205). Eggs may be found attached to objects in the water by tendrils on the egg's surface (Ref. 205).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas

Referência principal Upload your references | Referências | Coordenador : Collette, Bruce B. | Colaboradores

Collette, B.B., 1982. South American freshwater needlefishes of the genus Potamorrhaphis (Beloniformes: Belonidae). Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 95(4):714-747. (Ref. 10994)

Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)


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