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  • Chaetobranchopsis australis
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Scientific Name Chaetobranchopsis australis    Eigenmann & Ward, 1907
Common Name
Type Locality Bahia Negra, Paraguay.
Synonym(s) Chaetobranchopsis australe
Etymology australis means southern, reflecting the fact that this species is one of the more southern within the genus.
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Size 120mm or 4.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Paraná River basin, in the Paraguay River in Brazil and Paraguay, and the Paraná River close to the mouth of the Paraguay River in Argentina; probably in the Amazon River basin in Bolivia and Brazil.
La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay (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 Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Annals of the Carnegie Museum v. 4 (no. 2) (art. 7), pp 144, Pl. 44 (fig. 1).
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:46 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 07:48)