| Occurrence | native | ||
| Importance | minor commercial | Ref. | Ferreira, E.J.G., J. Zuanon and G.M. dos Santos, 1996 |
| Aquaculture | commercial | Ref. | Zaniboni Filho, E., S. Meurer, O.A. Shibatta and A.P. de Oliverira Nuñer, 2004 |
| Regulations | Ref. | ||
| Freshwater | Yes | ||
| Brackish | No | ||
| Saltwater | No | ||
| Live export | |||
| Bait | No | ||
| Gamefish | No | ||
| Abundance | scarce (very unlikely) | Ref. | Silvano, R.A.M. and A. Begossi, 2001 |
| Comments |
Occurs in the Pardo River, upper Paraná River basin, southeastern Brazil (Ref. 27745), Pircacicaba (Ref. 50076), Patos lagoon (Ref. 58359), Uruguay (Ref. 79585), Machado (Ref. 97589) and Acre River basins (Ref. 97592). Also Ref. 6029, 37025, 31923. |
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| States/Provinces | Acre (native), Alagoas (native), Amapá (native), Amazonas (native), Bahia (native), Ceará (native), Espírito Santo (native), Goiás (native), Maranhão (native), Mato Grosso (native), Mato Grosso do Sul (native), Minas Gerais (native), Pará (native), Paraíba (native), Pernambuco (native), Piauí (native), Rio de Janeiro (native), Rio Grande do Norte (native), Rio Grande do Sul (native), Rondônia (native), Roraima (native), São Paulo (native), Sergipe (native), Tocantins (native) | ||
| States/Provinces Complete? | Yes | ||
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| Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html | ||