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  • Micromyzon orinoco
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Scientific NameMicromyzon orinoco    Carvalho, Lundberg, Baskin, Friel & Reis, 2016
Common Name
Type LocalityRío Orinoco, deep channel upstream of Los Barrancos, circa 183 nautical miles from sea buoy in Boca Grande navigation channel, Anzoátegui, Venezuela, 08°21'N, 62°43'W.
Synonym(s)
PronunciationMy KROW my zon
EtymologyThe generic name come from the Greek mikros, meaning small, and myzon, meaning sucker which is the suffix of Hoplomyzon, the type genus of the tribe Hoplomyzontini. 
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DistributionSouth America

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IUCN Red List Category
Not Evaluated
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Breeding ReportsThere is no breeding report.
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ReferenceProceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 165 (no. 1), pp 39, Figs. 1-10.
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Last UpdateThu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am)