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| Scientific Name | Neoplecostomus paranensis Langeani, 1990 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Rio Cubatão, upper Paraná River system, Faz. Santa Carlota, Cajurú, São Paulo State, Brazil. |
| Etymology | Genus: Greek, neos = new + Greek, plekos,-eos = twisted |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 93mm or 3.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Neoplecostomus paranensis can be distinguished from its congeners by having adipose fin absent or ill-developed. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: upper Paraná River basin. La Plata, Paraná, Upper Paraná, Grande (Parana basin) (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Paranapanema (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Upper Paraná, Tietê (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Paranaíba (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Comunicações do Museu de Ciências da PUCRS, Série Zoologia v. 3 (no. 1), pp 12, Figs. 2, 6. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| Last Update | 2020 Oct 20 06:30 (species record created: 2011 Sep 21 10:58) |