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Dorosoma petenense (Günther, 1867)

Threadfin shad
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Mexico country information

Common names: Sábalo de hilo, Sardina maya, Threadfin shad
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from Laguna de Términos (Ref. 79080).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Whitehead, P.J.P., 1985
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Common names from other countries

Sardina maya, Sábalo de hilo, Sardinas de agua dulce, ... more

Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | Catalog of Fishes(Γένος, Είδη) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Clupeiformes (Herrings) > Dorosomatidae (Gizzard shads and sardinellas)
Etymology: Dorosoma: Greek, doris = lance + Greek, soma = body (Ref. 45335);  petenense: Doro=meaning lanceolate; soma=body (referring to the body shape of the young), and petenense, for the type locality Lake Petén, Guatemala (Ref. 79012).
  More on author: Günther.

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


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