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 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Atractosteus tropicus Gill, 1863 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Costa Rica, western coast of Central America. |
| Synonym(s) | Lepisosteus tristoechus tropicus, Lepisosteus tropicus |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 1250mm or 49.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Central America: Caribbean and Pacific drainages of southern Mexico and Central America. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 15, pp 172. |
| 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 | |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:20.108.1012.6463 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:06 (species record created: 2015 May 27 15:10) |