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    Scientific NameRhynchodoras castilloi    Birindelli, Sabaj Pérez & Taphorn, 2007
    Common Name
    Type LocalityCaño Bravo, Apure-Orinoco drainage, about 60 kilometers west-northwest of San Fernando de Apure, 8°00'N, 67°59'W, Barinas, Venezuela.
    Synonym(s)
    Pronunciationrink oh door ass.
    EtymologyRhynchodoras: From the Greek rhynchos, meaning nose, and doras, meaning skin (also a word commonly used in forming generic names for doradids); in refeence to the unusual snout morphology. 
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    Size80mm or 3.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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    DistributionSouth America
    Orinoco, Middle Orinoco, Apure (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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    IUCN Red List Category
    Vulnerable
    , a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2021.
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    Breeding ReportsThere is no breeding report.
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    ReferenceCopeia 2007 (no. 3), pp 673, Figs. 1, 3B.
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    Last UpdateThu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am)