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Scientific Name Cyphocharax multilineatus  (Myers, 1927)
Common Name
Type Locality Rio Negro at Bucuri, Amazon system, Brazil.
Synonym(s) Curimata multilineata, Curimatorbis multilineatus, Curimatus multilineatus
Etymology Cyphocharax: Greek, kyphos = curved, humpback + Greek, charax = a marine fish without identification. 
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Size 109mm or 4.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Upper Negro River in both Brazil and Venezuela and upper portions of Orinoco River in Venezuela.
Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Upper Negro (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Orinoco, Upper Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Not Evaluated
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 68 (no. 3), pp 109.
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Last Update 2015 Jun 06 02:56 (species record created: 2015 May 28 14:27)