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| Scientific Name | Rhamdia guasarensis DoNascimiento, Provenzano & Lundberg, 2004 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Surgencia del Tigre at 2.5 kilometers west of Cerro Yolanda, 10°52'53"N, 72°30'03"W, Río Guasare basin, Sierra de Perijá, Estado Zulia, Venezuela, elevation 200 meters. |
| Pronunciation | ram dee ah |
| Etymology | The name Rhamdia is apparently a misspelling of 'nhamdiâ', an orthographic variant of the Tupi-Guarani name for the fish, 'jandiá'. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Venezuela. Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Critically Endangered, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported in captivity. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 117 (no. 4), pp 565, Figs. 1-4. |
| 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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| Last Update | 2021 Sep 01 14:54 (species record created: 2020 Sep 13 01:19) |