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Scientific Name Anodus orinocensis  (Steindachner, 1887)
Common Name
Type Locality Río Orinoco.
Etymology Anodus: Greek, ana = up + Greek, odous = teeth. 
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Size 275mm or 10.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Orinoco, Amazon, and Tocantins River basins.
Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins (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 2020.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 24 (no. 19) (for 21 July 1887), pp 231.
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Last Update 2019 Oct 27 02:06 (species record created: 2013 Jun 13 21:24)