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Scientific Name Dicrossus foirni  Römer, Hahn & Vergara, 2010
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Type Locality A few hundred meters above mouth of the Igarapé Prósperitáte, a small right-hand tributary of the Rio Preto new Lago Urubu, about 12.5 kilometers north-northwest from the junction with the Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil.
Etymology Dicrossus: Greek, di = two + Greek, krossoi = tassel foirni: Named for Federacão das Organizações Indígenas do Rio Negro, officially abbreviated as FOIRN. This acknowledges FOIRN for giving repeatedly permission to travel on the tribal land of the village communities of different indigenous groups in the middle and upper Rio Negro and its affluent rivers, as well as for carrying out observations on wildlife, especially insects and fish, in these areas. This permitted the observation and collection of this new species.
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Size 71mm or 2.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Rio Negro, Amazon drainage in Brazil.
Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Data Deficient, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Vertebrate Zoology v. 60 (no. 2), pp 124, Figs. 1-7, 17-18.
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Last Update 2016 Aug 02 09:20 (species record created: 2016 Jul 26 23:21)