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| Scientific Name | Chaetobranchus flavescens Heckel, 1840 |
| Common Name | River Patwa |
| Type Locality | Rio Guaporé, tributary of Rio Negro, Mato Grosso, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Acara flavescens, Aequidens flavescens, Centrarchus cyanopterus, Chaetobranchus bruneus, Chaetobranchus robustus, Chromys ucayalensis, Geophagus badiipinnis |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 210mm or 8.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Amazon River basin, in Peru and Brazil; Orinoco River basin in Venezuela (Rio Apure); rivers of Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and Amapá (Brazil). Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Suriname Coastal Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, French Guyana Coastal Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amapa State Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco (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 Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Annalen des Wiener Museums der Naturgeschichte v. 2, pp 402 |
| 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:3.42.857.4947 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:46 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 07:54) |