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Sciades proops

Alexandre P. Marceniuk & Naércio A. Menezes, 2007, Systematics of the family Ariidae (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes), with a redefinition of the genera., Zootaxa (1416), pp. 1-126 : 109

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 z01416p001

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 Sciades proops
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Sciades proops (Valenciennes, 1840)

Bagrus proops Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840a: 457. Type locality: Guianas. Syntypes: MNHN A-9331 to 9333, Puerto Rico; MNHN B-0245, Cayenne; MNHN B-0618 Cayenne.

Distribution: North and eastern South America.

Countries: Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana and Brazil.

Habitat: Brackish waters, but also in freshwaters.

Maximum size: 1.000 mm TL.

Material examined: MZUSP 87702 (1 al), Brazil, Pará, Vigia, fish market; MZUSP 52846 (1 al), Brazil, Maranhão, São Luís, ilha de São Luís, rio dos Cachorros; MZUSP 87703 (1 c&s), Brazil, Pará.

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Sciades

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