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Scientific Name Elachocharax pulcher  Myers, 1927
Common Name
Type Locality Caño de Quiribana, near Caicara, Venezuela.
Pronunciation POOL chair
Etymology pulcher From Latin, meaning beautiful.
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Size 22mm or 0.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Amazon and upper Orinoco River basins.
Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Orinoco, Upper Orinoco (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 2020.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 68 (no. 3), pp 115
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Last Update 2013 Oct 09 10:36 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 09:55)