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| Scientific Name | Brachyrhaphis rhabdophora (Regan, 1908) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Río Grande de Térraba, Costa Rica. |
| Synonym(s) | Gambusia rhabdophora, Panamichthys tristani, Plectrophallus tristani |
| Etymology | Brachyrhaphis: Greek, brachys, eia = short + Greek, raphis = needle. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 60mm or 2.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Central America: Costa Rica. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Vulnerable , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
| Temperature | 23.0-32.0°C or 73.4-89.6°F (Show species within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 2 (no. 11), pp 457. |
| 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 B. rhabdophora on Fishbase |
 | Look up B. rhabdophora on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up B. rhabdophora on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:7.32.515.3125 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:01 (species record created: 2011 Apr 13 08:47) |