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All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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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. |
Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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Last Update | 2020 Nov 08 11:42 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 09:49) |