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| Scientific Name | Chaetobranchopsis orbicularis (Steindachner, 1875) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Amazon River at Pará, Santarim, Gurupa, Rio Xingu at Porto do Noz; Rio Negro, and Rio Hyuvari, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Chaetobranchopsis bitaeniatus, Chaetobranchus orbicularis |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 120mm or 4.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Amazon River basin, along the Amazon River from the mouth or the Negro River to Marajó Island, and in Amapá, Brazil. Amazon, Lower Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 71 (1. Abth.), pp 133 [73], Pl. 8 (figs. 1, 1a-b) |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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 | Look up C. orbicularis on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up C. orbicularis on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.42.856.4946 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:46 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 07:48) |