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 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Hypoclinemus mentalis (Günther, 1862) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Rio Capin [= Capim], Pará State, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Achirus hasemani, Solea mentalis |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 210mm or 8.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Amazon basin (there are records throughout the basin, except upper portion of Tapajós and Xingu rivers), Orinoco basin (upper tributaries: Guaviare, Casicare, Voutuari), and throughout the Essequibo River basin. |
| 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 | Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4, pp 475 |
| 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. |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up H. mentalis on Fishbase |
 | Look up H. mentalis on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up H. mentalis on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:19.107.921.5189 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:05 (species record created: 2013 Jun 15 22:33) |