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does not have high-oxygen needs. Blackwater rivers are low in oxygen due to the fact that microbes use much of the available dissolved oxygen in the process of decay, which is what releases
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Oliveira, Claudio; Avelino, Gleisy S.; Abe, Kelly T.; Mariguela, Tatiane C.; Benine, Ricardo C.; OrtĂ, Guillermo; Vari, Richard P.; CorrĂȘa e Castro, Ricardo M. (December 2011).
852:"Phylogenetic relationships within the speciose family Characidae (Teleostei: Ostariophysi: Characiformes) based on multilocus analysis and extensive ingroup sampling"
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SilvaâOliveira, CĂĄrlison; Moreira, Cristiano R.; Lima, FlĂĄvio C. T.; PyâDaniel, LĂșcia Rapp (September 2020).
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which is why it was designated as such in the first place.
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697:(GĂŒnther)"
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484:Amazoniana
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352:Casiquiare
313:Characidae
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