Occurrence | endemic | ||
Importance | commercial | Ref. | |
Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | Yes | ||
Brackish | No | ||
Saltwater | No | ||
Live export | ornamental | ||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | Ref. | ||
Comments |
Found in temporary pools close to streams of river basins draining into northern baía de Guanabara, including rio Iguaçú and rio Estrela basins. In recent survey encompassing the whole geographic range, this species is critically endangered (Ref. 50094). Possibly extinct in the wild (Ref. 27139). Also Ref. 3881, 36579. |
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States/Provinces | Rio de Janeiro (endemic) | ||
States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
National Checklist | |||
Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html |