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Argonectes longiceps (Kner, 1858)

Description

Common Names

  • Kuonosulkapyrstö , Finnish , Finland
  • 懒齿鲤 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 懶齒鯉 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 長頭懶齒鯉 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 长头懒齿鲤 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Jatuarana , Portuguese , Brazil
  • O-Oií-Apotira , Portuguese (Indigenous) , Brazil
  • Voador , Portuguese (Latin) , Brazil
  • Voador americano , Portuguese (Latin) , Brazil
  • Uiarana , Portuguese (Tupi) , Brazil

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Characiformes

    Family: Hemiodontidae

    Genus: Argonectes

    Species: Argonectes longiceps (Kner, 1858)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • South America: Amazon River at Japurá, Orinoco, Maroni, Negro, Trombetas, Tapajós and Canumã River basins.

    • Biology

    Frequently occurs in swift flowing waters, over a sandy bottom (Ref. 12225). Oviparous (Ref. 205).

    Habitat

    benthopelagic