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| Scientific Name | Mesonauta acora (Castelnau, 1855) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Lakes of the Rio Araguaia, Brazil. |
| Pronunciation | Mess-oh-naw-tah. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 71mm or 2.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | When stressed, the fourth vertical bar is split in two. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Amazon River basin, in the Tocantins and Xingu River basins. Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Xingu (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 2018. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Animaux nouveaux or rares v. 2, pp 17, Pl. 9 (fig. 1) |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| Last Update | 2020 Sep 01 11:23 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 15:38) |