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Scientific Name Hypodoras forficulatus  Eigenmann, 1925
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Type Locality Iquitos, Amazon, Peru.
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Size 104mm or 4.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Upper Amazon River basin.
Amazon, Upper Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Data Deficient, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2014.
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Breeding Unreported.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Transactions of the American Philosophical Society (New Series) v. 22 (pt 5), pp 330, Pls. 4 (fig. 1), 25 (3).
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Last Update 2019 Oct 08 11:30 (species record created: 2006 Feb 20 00:00)