Accepted scientific name:
Ectrepopterus uruguayensis (Fowler, 1943) (accepted name) 1 literature reference for Ectrepopterus uruguayensis (Fowler, 1943)
Synonyms:
Hyphessobrycon uruguayensis (Fowler, 1943) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Hyphessobrycon uruguayensis (Fowler, 1943)
Megalamphodus uruguayensis Fowler, 1943 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Megalamphodus uruguayensis Fowler, 1943
Common names:
Common name Transliteration Language Country
Tetra - English Uruguay Click here to show the literature
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乌拉圭魮脂鲤 Wu la gui pi zhi li Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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烏拉圭魮脂鯉 Wu la guei pi jhih li Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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Mojarra - Spanish Uruguay Click here to show the literature
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Classification:
Animalia CoL
Phylum Chordata CoL
Class Actinopterygii FishBase
Order Characiformes FishBase
Family Characidae FishBase
Genus Ectrepopterus FishBase
Distribution: South America: Lower tributaries of the río Uruguay (río Cuareim, río Salto, and río Negro basins), and río de La Plata (río Santa Lucía and arroyo Pand) in Uruguay. Not recorded from the Uruguay River basin in Brazil after extensive sampling for the last 20 years.
Lifezones: Freshwater
Additional data: -
Source database: FishBase, Feb 2013   99%
Latest taxonomic scrutiny: -
Online resource: http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=46313
CoL taxon LSID: urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:9a7dda58-4aa4-11e2-92fb-569cdfeac142:col20130401