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Scientific Name Centrodoras brachiatus  (Cope, 1872)
Common Name
Type Locality Between mouths of Rio Negro, Brazil and Rio Huallaga, Peru.
Synonym(s) Doras brachiatus, Rhinodoras amazonum
Pronunciation sen trow door ass - bra key ah tuss
Etymology Greek, kentron = sting + Greek, dora = skin 
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Size 410mm or 16.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Amazon River basin (except Negro River).
Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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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 Unreported.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 23, pp 270.
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Last Update 2020 Sep 16 01:04 (species record created: 2006 Apr 26 00:00)