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| Scientific Name | Caquetaia spectabilis (Steindachner, 1875) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Gurupa and Obidos, Amazon River, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Acara spectabilis, Caquetaia spectabile, Petenia spectabilis |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 165mm or 6.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Amazon River basin, along the Amazon River in Brazil from the Madeira and Uatumã River drainages to Gurupá, also in the Araguari River in Amapá, Brazil; in the Branco River drainage in Brazil and Guyana. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Uatumã (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Paranaíba, Araguari (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Lower Negro, Branco (Roraima) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 71 (1. Abth.), pp 96 [36], Pl. 4 |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.42.649.4943 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:44 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 07:43) |