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    Scientific NameMylossoma aureum    (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
    Common NameGoldener Mühlsteinsalmler (Germany)
    Type LocalityEquatorial rivers of Brazil [= lower Amazon basin].
    Synonym(s)Myletes aureus, Myletes herniarius, Mylosomma ventriosa, Mylossoma ventriosa
    Etymology
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    Size200mm or 7.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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    DistributionSouth America
    Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there)
    Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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    IUCN Red List Category
    Not Evaluated
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    Breeding ReportsThere is no breeding report.
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    ReferenceSelecta genera et species piscium quos in itinere per Brasiliam, pp 74, Pl. 31.
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    Last UpdateThu Oct 30, 2014 10:40 am (Species record created: Sat May 18, 2013 5:56 pm)