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| Scientific Name | Dicrossus warzeli Römer, Hahn & Vergara, 2010 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | A small nameless right-bank tributary feeding the Rio Tapajós, upstream from settlement of São Luiz (about 4°34'S, 56°15'W), Pará, Brazil. |
| Etymology | Dicrossus: Greek, di = two + Greek, krossoi = tassel The specific name warzeli is named for Frank Martin Warzel, a skilled German aquarist who collected the type specimens and who first imported the species from the Rio Tapajos to Germany, as well as observed its behaviour, including reproduction in the field and in the aquarium. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 35mm or 1.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: endemic to the Tapajos River, Amazon River system in Brazil. Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tapajós (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Vertebrate Zoology v. 60 (no. 2), pp 129, Figs. 8-13, 19. |
| 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:3.42.818.6683 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:45 (species record created: 2016 Jul 26 23:23) |