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All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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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. |
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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Last Update | 2020 Oct 08 14:57 (species record created: 2013 Sep 07 16:34) |