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Scientific Name Uaru amphiacanthoides  Heckel, 1840
Common Names Uaru
Keilfleck-Cichlide (Germany)
Type Locality Rio Negro, Amazon River, South America.
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Size 250mm or 9.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Amazon River basin, along the Amazon-Solimões River drainage from the Japurá River to the Tapajós River, and in the middle and lower Negro River basin.
Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Japurá (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), Negro, Middle Negro (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Lower Negro (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 2018.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Annalen des Wiener Museums der Naturgeschichte v. 2, pp 331, Pl. 29 (figs. 13-16).
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Last Update 2014 Oct 08 11:34 (species record created: 2013 Jun 13 20:16)