Rhamdia quelen in Brazil
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Main Ref.
Also Ref.
Occurrence native
Importance commercial Ref. Zaniboni Filho, E., S. Meurer, O.A. Shibatta and A.P. de Oliverira Nuñer, 2004
Aquaculture commercial Ref. Zaniboni Filho, E., S. Meurer, O.A. Shibatta and A.P. de Oliverira Nuñer, 2004
Regulations Ref.
Freshwater Yes
Brackish No
Saltwater No
Live export
Bait No
Gamefish No
Abundance scarce (very unlikely) Ref. Silvano, R.A.M. and A. Begossi, 2001
Comments

Recorded from the Caracu and Sao Pedro streams, both tributaries of the Paraná river (Ref. 26076), Rio Sao Francisco (Ref. 6868), Piracicaba (Ref. 50076), Uruguay (Ref. 79585) Machado (Ref. 97589), Acre (Ref. 97592) and Betari River basins (Ref. 38979). Also Ref. 53011.

States/Provinces Acre (native), Alagoas (native), Amapá (native), Amazonas (native), Espírito Santo (native), Goiás (native), Maranhão (native), Mato Grosso (native), Minas Gerais (native), Paraná (native), Piauí (native), Rio Grande do Sul (native), Rondônia (native), São Paulo (native), Sergipe (native)
States/Provinces Complete? Yes
National Checklist
Country information https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. oophagy)
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