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Scientific Name	**Myoglanis koepckei** Chang, 1999
Common Name
Type Locality	Small affluent of Río Nanay, 3°52'S, 73°29'W, Quebrada of Mishana camp, Province Maynas, Depto. Loreto, Peru, elevation 107 meters.
Etymology	Myoglanis: Greek, myos = muscle, and also, mouse + Greek, glanis = a fish that can eat the bait without touching the hook; a cat fish. koepckei: Named in honor of Hans-Wilhelm Koepcke, who started and was the first curator of the ichthyological collections of the Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima
Species Information
Size	59mm or 2.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Upper Amazon River basin, Peru. Amazon, Upper 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	Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Copeia 1999 (no. 2), pp434, Figs. 1-4.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:18 (species record created: 2011 Sep 24 10:28)