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Etymology: Heterocheirodon: Greek, heteros = other + Greek, cheir = hand + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: This may look like an eponym but instead is a word derived from the Guaraní for palm tree. It refers to Butia yatay, a palm tree dominant at the type locality which is in Entre Ríos, Argentina. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Issue
Redescribed in Malabarba & Bertaco (1999).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate
South America: Uruguay River basin.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 37055)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Malabarba, L.R. and V. de A. Bertaco, 1999. Description of a new species of Heterocheirodon Malabarba (Teleostei: Characidae: Cheirodontinae: Cheirodontini), with further comments on the diagnosis of the genus. Comun. Mus. Ciênc. Tecnol. PUCRS, Sér. Zool. Porto Alegre, 12:83-109. (Ref. 34061)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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