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| Scientific Name | Lepidosiren paradoxa Fitzinger, 1837 |
| Common Name | Südamerikanischer Lungenfisch (Germany) |
| Type Locality | Amazon, Paraguay and lower Paraná River basins: Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, French Guiana, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela. |
| Synonym(s) | Lepidosiren articulata, Lepidosiren dissimilis, Lepidosiren giglioliana |
| Etymology | Lepidosiren: Greek, lepis = scale + Greek, seiren = a mythological serpent. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 1250mm or 49.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Amazon, Paraguay and lower Paraná River basins. |
| 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 | Isis (Oken) v. 30 (no. 5), pp 379. |
| 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. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:24.125.1011.5534 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:06 (species record created: 2013 Sep 07 16:34) |