Dorado

Salminus brasiliensis

Bryconid Fish from the Amazon Basin

Dorado is known from South America as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Characins
Family: Bryconidae
Genus: Salminus
Maximum length: 100 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: South America: Paraná, Paraguay, and Uruguay River basins; Laguna dos Patos drainage, upper Chaparé and Mamoré River basin in Bolivia. Occurrence in the remaining Amazon River highly doubtful.

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