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  • Caquetaia myersi
  • Caquetaia myersi
  • Caquetaia myersi
  • Caquetaia myersi
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Scientific Name Caquetaia myersi    (Schultz, 1944)
Common Name Myers Cichlid (Germany)
Type Locality Rio Dedo, tributary of the Río Orteguaza, near Florencia, Amazon system, Colombia.
Synonym(s) Caquetaia amploris, Petenia myersi
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Size 190mm or 7.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Amazon River basin, in the Putumayo and Napo River basins.
Amazon, Upper Amazon, Putumayo (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Upper Amazon, Napo (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 2014.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 34 (no. 12), pp 410, Fig. 1.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:44 (species record created: 2011 Oct 10 12:06)