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Scientific Name Anostomus anostomus  (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common Names Striped Headstander
Prachtkopfsteher (Germany), Striped Anostomus
Type Locality South America.
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Size 160mm or 6.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins. Reported from Suriname.
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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 Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1, pp 312
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Last Update 2013 Oct 21 20:10 (species record created: 2013 Jun 13 21:27)