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| Scientific Name | Hypselecara coryphaenoides (Heckel, 1840) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Rio Negro, Maribitanos, Brazil. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 160mm or 6.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Amazon River basin, in the Negro, Trombetas, Tapajós, Maués and Uatumã rivers; also in tributaries of the upper Orinoco River, and in the Aguaro River basin. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Trombetas (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tapajós (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira, Maués Açu (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Uatumã (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Annalen des Wiener Museums der Naturgeschichte v. 2, pp 373, Pl. 29 (figs. 9-12) |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| Last Update | 2013 Sep 17 22:22 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 15:15) |