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  • Laetacara thayeri
  • Laetacara thayeri
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Scientific Name Laetacara thayeri    (Steindachner, 1875)
Common Name
Type Locality Codajas, Lake Hyanuary at Manaus, Lake Maximo at Alemquer.
Synonym(s) Acara thayeri, Aequidens thayeri
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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 2025 Jan 01 12:45 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 15:27)