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Scientific Name Bujurquina mariae  (Eigenmann, 1922)
Common Name
Type Locality Barrigón, Río Meta, Río Orinoco System, Colombia.
Pronunciation MAR ee ae
Etymology Bujurquina: A name created by Kullander, taken from a native Peruvian word for these cichlids, "bujurqui" or "bufurque". 
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Size 150mm or 5.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Orinoco River basin, in the Meta River basin.
Orinoco, Middle Orinoco, Meta (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 Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 9 (no. 1), pp 240, Pl. 30 (fig. 1)
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Last Update 2021 Apr 05 10:10 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 07:39)