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Scientific Name Notarius biffi  Betancur-R. & Acero P., 2004
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Type Locality High salanity esturay, Bahía La Uníon, El Salvador, 13°20'42''N, 87°49'07''W, depth 9 meters.
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Size 324mm or 12.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification Humeral process pointed, triangular to elongated, but never fan-shaped; three pairs of barbels present; fleshy furrow between posterior nostrils absent; fleshy groove in median depression of head absent; coarse to sharp granules or spinulations on anterior surface of head shield absent; gill rakers on rear surfaces of first two gill arches absent. Has yellow fins, the body colour varies from grey to brown with a yellowish hue.
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Distribution Eastern Central Pacific: tropical Eastern Pacific from central and north Costa Rica and El Salvador. Although Kailola and Bussing (1995) speculate that À²iusÀ³pecies A extends southwards to Panamá, R. Cooke (pers. comm., 2004) doubts that this species is present in Panamá, at least from Parita Bay eastwards (Ref 54794).
Pacific, Eastern Central Pacific (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 2007.
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Breeding Unreported.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Zootaxa No. 703, pp 3, Figs. 1-3.
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Last Update 2024 Sep 07 01:03 (species record created: 2009 Aug 22 13:21)