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Scientific Name Caenotropus mestomorgmatos    Vari, Castro & Raredon, 1995
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Type Locality Río Iguapo, tributary of Río Orinoco, Río Orinoco basin, Estado Amazonas, Venezuela, 3°09'N, 65°28'W.
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Size 163mm or 6.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: upper portions of the Orinoco River and the upper portions of the Negro River basin.
Orinoco, Upper Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Upper Negro (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 577, pp 14, Figs. 9-10
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:52 (species record created: 2013 Nov 19 14:10)