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Pyrrhulina filamentosa Valenciennes, 1847

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Suriname country information

Common names: Matoeli
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from the Coppename (Rechter, Linker, Midden and main) River (Ref. 59052). Also Ref. 598.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ns.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.caricom-fisheries.com/suriname
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Alonso, L.E. and H.J. Berrenstein, 2006
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Characiformes (Characins) > Lebiasinidae (Pencilfishes) > Pyrrhulininae
Etymology: Pyrrhulina: Greek, pyrrhos = red, with the colour of the fire (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Valenciennes.

Issue
As can be seen by the numerous common names shared by this and the Copella species, they are commonly collected together in small streams and backwaters throughout the countries listed above. P. filamentosa reaches a greater size than the Copella species. Eschmeyer, 1998:578; Planquette, Keith, LeBail, 1996:180.

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

; acqua dolce benthopelagico; pH range: 5.8 - 7.5; dH range: ? - 18.   Tropical; 23°C - 28°C (Ref. 1672)

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze |
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