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Hoplias mbigua Azpelicueta, Benítez, Aichino & Mendez, 2015

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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Currently known from different localities in the lower Paraná; arroyo Yabebiry, Nemesio Parma, Corpus, Garupá, Puerto Maní in the province of Misiones and Ituzaingó in the province of Corrientes (Ref. 114112).
National Checklist: Argentina
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ar.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Azpelicueta, M.M., M.F. Benítez, D.R. Aichino and C.M.D Mendez, 2015
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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Characiformes (Characins) > Erythrinidae (Trahiras)
Etymology: Hoplias: Greek, hoplon = weapon (Ref. 45335);  mbigua: Name mbigua is a guaraní word that refers to an aquatic, riverine bird and is the nickname of Isabelino Rodríguez, who worked during many years in the Proyecto Biología Pesquera Regional (Ref. 114112).

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


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