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Scientific Name Heterocharax macrolepis  Eigenmann, 1912
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Type Locality Rockstone, Guyana.
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Size 48mm or 1.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Essequibo and Demarara River basins; Amazon River basin and tributaries between Tapajós and Tefé rivers; upper Amazon River basin and Orinoco River basin.
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 Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 5 (no. 1), pp 406, Pl. 61 (fig. 2)
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Last Update 2013 Oct 09 07:46 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 10:58)