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| Scientific Name | Eigenmannia nigra Mago-Leccia, 1994 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Caño Urama, above Santa Lucía, Río Negro system, Amazonas, Venezuela. |
| Pronunciation | EYE ghen MAN ee ah. |
| Etymology | Eigenmannia: From Eigenmann, 1910, researcher of faunistic studies. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 476mm or 18.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Rio Negro basin and Rio Casiquiare in Venezuela and also from the Colombian Amazonia (Leticia) and the Rupununi River in Guyana. |
| 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 | Electric fishes of the continental waters of America, pp 77, Figs. 86a, 86b |
| 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:8.95.871.4996 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:00 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 09:49) |