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Scientific Name Phenacorhamdia tenuis  (Mees, 1986)
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Type Locality Creek Cascade Moyen, Maroni River, French Guiana.
Etymology Phenacorhamdia from phenax, imposter or cheat and Rhamdia, a related genus, i.e., a false Rhamdia, presumably referring to similarity to that genus. 
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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 Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen (Series C, Biological and Medical Sciences) v. 89 (no. 3), pp 322, Figs. 3-4.
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Last Update 2018 Apr 04 14:08 (species record created: 2018 Mar 30 09:32)