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Scientific Name Compsaraia samueli  Albert & Crampton, 2009
Common Name
Type Locality Rio Amazonas near Iquitos, 3.77°S, 73.25°W, Loreto, Peru.
Etymology Compsaraia: Greek, kompsos, -e, -on = elegance, polish, gracefulness + see under Raja. , samueli: Patronym in honour of Dr Samuel Albert, who provided the authors with specimens of the type series.
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Size 226mm or 8.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
General Remarks Electric organ discharge known from two sexually mature females and three sexually mature males. The two female specimens exhibited a lower Fo (1.242–1.243 kHz) than the three male specimens (1.337, 1.387 and 1.396 kHz).
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Distribution South America: Brazil. Known from the western Amazon River basin of Peru and Brazil. Collection localities are in the Rio Amazonas, near Iquitos, Peru, the Rio Solimões below the confluence of the Rio Purus, Brazil, and the lower Rio Iça of Brazil.

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Systematics and Biodiversity v. 7 (no. 1), pp 83, Figs. 1-4.
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Last Update 2015 Jun 06 02:50 (species record created: 2015 May 28 14:28)