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  • Iheringichthys syiHolotype, 149.1 mm SL
  • Iheringichthys syiHolotype, dorsal view
  • Iheringichthys syiVentral view of head
  • Iheringichthys syiPectoral spine. a, I. syi, b & c. other spp.
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Scientific Name Iheringichthys syi    Azpelicueta & Britski, 2012
Common Name
Type Locality Três Lagaos Municipality, rio Paraná basin, rio Paraná in Jupiá, 20°45'04"S, 51°40'42"W, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
Etymology Named after Hermann von Ihering, 1850-1930; He arrived in Brazil in 1880 and settled in Rio Grande. Expert in birds, fishes and molluscs. The Guaraní word syi means straight, here alluding to the fine serration present on anterior margin of the pectoral-fin spine. The name is applied as an adjective.
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Size 185mm or 7.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
General Remarks All specimens of Iheringichthys examined from the Jupiá and Ilha Solteira Municipalities belong to I. syi. Most -and possibly all- records of Iheringichthys labrosus from those areas likely correspond to I. syi.
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Distribution South America: Upper Rio Paraná, in Jupiá (Três Lagoas Municipality, Mato Grosso do Sul State) and Ilha Solteira Municipality (São Paulo State).
La Plata, Paraná (click on these areas to find other species found there)
La Plata, Durazno (click on these areas to find other species found there)
La Plata, Paraná, Upper Paraná (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Data Deficient
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
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Breeding Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Neotropical Ichthyology v. 10 (no. 1), pp 46, Figs. 1, 2a, 3-5.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:21 (species record created: 2011 Jul 16 01:49)