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 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Heterocharax macrolepis Eigenmann, 1912 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Rockstone, Guyana. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 48mm or 1.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Essequibo and Demarara River basins; Amazon River basin and tributaries between Tapajós and Tefé rivers; upper Amazon River basin and Orinoco River basin. |
| 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 | Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 5 (no. 1), pp 406, Pl. 61 (fig. 2) |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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 | Look up H. macrolepis on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:4.91.881.5031 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:52 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 10:58) |