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| Scientific Name | Cheilonimata minuta Provenzano, 2023 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Orinoco River at sand island, circa 0.5 km upstream from Guachapana (Guachipana), Amazonas State, Venezuela, about 03°54'30"N, 66°59'30"W. |
| Etymology | Cheilonimata is derived from the Greek, “Χείλος” Cheilos meaning lip and “νημάτια” nimátia or nimata meaning threads or filaments, alluding to the cylindrical, elongated, unbranched and fleshy barblets observed over lower lip surface. Gender feminine. The specific epithet, minuta, is taken from the Latin meaning small, which is a trait exhibited by the specimens analysed in the species' description. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Upper Negro, Casiquiare (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco, Upper Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Zootaxa 5315 (no. 4), pp 318, Figs. 1-3. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Last Update | 2024 Jan 29 12:13 (species record created: 2023 Jul 11 06:57) |