 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Tocantinsia piresi (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Rio Sao Manoel, Mato Grosso, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Glanidium piresi, Tocantinsia depressa |
| Etymology | Tocantinsia: Named after the Rio Tocantins, a major tributary of the Amazon River. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 365mm or 14.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Upper Tocantins River Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins (click on these areas to find other species found there)  (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Peixes Matto-Grosso No. 58 (Annexo 5) - pp14 - Unnum. Pls. 15-17 "Aspectos da biologia de Tocantinsia piresi " by F. M. Carvalho and E. K. de Resende. 1984. Amazoniana, 8 (3): 327-337. "Os peixes e a pesca no baixo Rio Tocantins: vinte anos depois da UHE Tucuruí". Bernard de Mérona, Anastácio Afonso Juras, Geraldo Mendes dos Santos, Israel Hidenburgo Aniceto Cintra: 2010 – 208p. |
| Registered Keepers | None. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
| More on Tocantinsia piresi | |
 | Look up Tocantinsia piresi on AquaticRepublic.com |
| BBCode | (use in forum posts) |
| (species permalink) | |
 | Look up Tocantinsia piresi on Fishbase |
| Get or print a QR code for this species profile, or try our BETA label creator. | |
| Hits | 6972 hits. |
| Last Update | 2010 Aug 29 07:44 (species record created: 2002 Jun 13 00:00) |
