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Scientific Name Tetragonopterus chalceus  Spix & Agassiz, 1829
Common Name Schillersalmler (Germany)
Type Locality Rivers of equatorial Brazil [= lower Amazon basin]; mouth of Uruará canal to Amazon River, at Vira Sebo community, Canaã Village, Prainha City, 01°53’33''S, 53°29’17''W (Pará State, Brazil).
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Size 120mm or 4.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Amazonas Basin, Rio San Francisco, Venezuela, and the Guianas.

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2021.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Selecta genera et species piscium quos in itinere per Brasiliam, pp 70, Pl. 33 (fig. 1).
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Last Update 2021 Sep 01 15:02 (species record created: 2013 Jun 13 20:56)