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Scientific Name Curimatopsis cryptica  Vari, 1982
Common Name
Type Locality Stream 2 kilometers east of Lake Amucu, Rupununi District, Guyana, about 3°43'N, 59°25'W.
Pronunciation KRIPP tee kuss
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Size 50mm or 2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Amazon River basin and coastal rivers of Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana.
Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Suriname Coastal Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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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 Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 373, pp 19, Figs. 15-18
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Last Update 2018 May 30 05:57 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 09:30)