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Scientific Name Brachyrhaphis terrabensis  (Regan, 1907)
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Type Locality Río Grande de Térraba, Pacific Slope of Costa Rica.
Etymology Brachyrhaphis: Greek, brachys, eia = short + Greek, raphis = needle. 
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Size 60mm or 2.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Central America: Río Térraba, Pacific drainage of Costa Rica to the Río Chiriquí, western Panama.
IUCN Red List Category Near Threatened, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
pH 7.0 - 7.5
Temperature 20.0-26.0°C or 68-78.8°F (Show species within this range)
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 19 (no. 111), pp 260.
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Last Update 2020 Oct 27 15:46 (species record created: 2011 Apr 13 08:50)