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  • Cryptancistrus similisHolotype; Brazil: Sipaliwini/Paru Savannah
  • Cryptancistrus similisHolotype; Brazil: Sipaliwini/Paru Savannah
  • Cryptancistrus similisHolotype; Brazil: Sipaliwini/Paru Savannah
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Scientific Name Cryptancistrus similis    Fisch-Muller, Mol & Covain, 2018
Common Name
Type Locality Sipaliwini-Parú Savannah in Trio Amerindian territory at the Suriname-Brazil border, Vier Gebroeders (Four Brothers) Mountains in a tributary of the Parú de Oeste River, Brazil.
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IUCN Red List Category
Not Evaluated
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference PLoS ONE v. 13 (no. 1) e0189789, pp 52, Figs. 18e, 19.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:14 (species record created: 2018 Jan 06 15:03)