Got a picture?
Please do send it in!
 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Anodus orinocensis (Steindachner, 1887) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Río Orinoco. |
| Synonym(s) | Elopomorphus orinocensis |
| Etymology | Anodus: Greek, ana = up + Greek, odous = teeth. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 275mm or 10.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| 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) Login to view the 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 | Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 24 (no. 19) (for 21 July 1887), pp 231. |
| 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. |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up A. orinocensis on Fishbase |
 | Look up A. orinocensis on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up A. orinocensis on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:4.96.839.4867 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:53 (species record created: 2013 Jun 13 21:24) |