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Scientific Name Limatulichthys nasarcus  Londoño-Burbano, Lefebvre & Lujan, 2014
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Type Locality MCNG 56560 (ex. AUM 39845), 150.
Type Locality Notes Quoting original description: "Venezuela, Orinoco River drainage, Ventuari River, beach below Raudales Tencua, 56 km ESE of San Juan de Manapiare, N 05°02'59'', W 65°40'20''.".
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Size 151mm or 5.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: middle Ventuari and lower Caura rivers, Orinoco River drainage in Venezuela.
Orinoco, Upper Orinoco, Ventuari (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Orinoco, Lower Orinoco, Caura (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 2020.
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Feeding In nature, they feed primarily on small aquatic invertebrates living at the bottom; rarely, they will eat small fish and small terrestrial invertebrates. User data.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Zootaxa 3884 (no. 4), pp 362, Fig. 2.
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Last Update 2021 Aug 01 01:43 (species record created: 2014 Nov 19 04:54)