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    Scientific NameGaleocharax humeralis    (Valenciennes, 1834)
    Common Name
    Type LocalityBuenos Aires, Argentina [market at Buenos Aires, probably from the río de La Plata basin].
    Synonym(s)Cynopotamus humeralis, Hydrocynus humeralis, Hydrocyon humeralis
    Etymology
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    Size137mm or 5.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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    Distribution
    La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay (click on these areas to find other species found there)
    La Plata, Paraná, Lower Paraná (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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    IUCN Red List Category
    Least Concern
    , a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2021.
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    Breeding ReportsThere is no breeding report.
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    ReferenceVoyage dans l'Amérique méridionale, pp Pl. 11 (fig. 2).
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    Last UpdateThu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am)