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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. |
| Species Information | |
| 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). |
| Habitat Information | |
| 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. Login to view the map. |
| 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 | Systematics and Biodiversity v. 7 (no. 1), pp 83, 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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| LFS label creator ARN ref:8.92.1266.6489 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:00 (species record created: 2015 May 28 14:28) |