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Scientific Name Dicrossus warzeli  Römer, Hahn & Vergara, 2010
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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.
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Size 35mm or 1.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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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)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Vertebrate Zoology v. 60 (no. 2), pp 129, Figs. 8-13, 19.
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Last Update 2016 Aug 02 07:39 (species record created: 2016 Jul 26 23:23)