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Scientific Name	**Notarius planiceps** (Steindachner, 1876)
Common Name
Type Locality	Altata, (Pacific) Panama.
Synonym(s)	Ariopsis planiceps, Arius planiceps, Galeichthys planiceps, Netuma planiceps, Tachisurus planiceps
Species Information
Size	600mm or 23.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Has yellow fins, the body colour varies from grey to brown with a yellowish hue.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Central America: Pacific draining rivers and estuaries from Mexico to Panama. Mexico Pacific Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Panama Pacific Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) El Salvador Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guatemala Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Pacific, Eastern Central Pacific, Panama Pacific Coast (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 2007.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 72 (1. Abth.), pp 576 [26], Pl. 4.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2019 Oct 13 03:17 (species record created: 2009 Aug 22 13:29)