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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. 
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Size 476mm or 18.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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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.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Electric fishes of the continental waters of America, pp 77, Figs. 86a, 86b
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Last Update 2020 Nov 08 11:42 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 09:49)