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Scientific Name Ossancora eigenmanni  (Boulenger, 1895)
Common Name
Type Locality Rio Paraguai at Fazenda Descalvados, ca. 16°43'58"S, 57°44'56"W, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
Synonym(s) Doras eigenmanni, Oxydoras eigenmanni
Pronunciation aw san core ah. - EYE gn MAN eye.
Etymology Species named in honour of Dr. Carl H. Eigenmann, Professor of Ichthyology in Indiana (1863-1927).
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Size 97mm or 3.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification Sometimes labelled as Opsodoras stubelii or similar in hobby literature. This species has a spotted caudal fin, as opposed to D. punctatus which can have a spotted caudal fin but additionally has two mid lobe horizontal dark stripes.
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Distribution South America: Amazon and upper Paraguay River basins to Argentina.
Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there)
La Plata, ParanĂ¡, Paraguay, Upper Paraguay (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
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Breeding Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1895 (pt 3), pp 524.
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Last Update 2020 Sep 25 00:49 (species record created: 2002 Sep 28 00:00)