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| Scientific Name | Oxyropsis carinata (Steindachner, 1879) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Tributaries of the Amazon at the border of Peru. |
| Synonym(s) | Hypoptopoma carinatus |
| Etymology | (Greek)Oxy=Sharp + (Greek)oura=tail + (Greek)opsis=similar to. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 76mm or 3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Middle and upper Amazon 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 | Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. v. 41, pp 48, Pl. 4 (fig. 3). |
| 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:1.4.361.7587 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:10 (species record created: 2019 Nov 27 20:30) |