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Scientific Name Laetacara thayeri  (Steindachner, 1875)
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Type Locality Codajas, Lake Hyanuary at Manaus, Lake Maximo at Alemquer.
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Size 120mm or 4.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Amazon River basin, in the Tigre, Ucayali, Yavarí and Amazon River basins in Peru, and along the Solimões, Amazon (to lower Trombetas River) and lower Negro River basins.
Amazon, Upper Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes) (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Upper Amazon, Tigre (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón, Ucayali (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Upper Amazon, Yavari (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Lower Negro (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 Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 71 (1. Abth.), pp 68 [8], Pl. 1 (figs. 2, 2a-b)
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Last Update 2013 Sep 18 20:44 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 15:27)