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Scientific Name Leptorhamdia essequibensis  (Eigenmann, 1912)
Common Name
Type Locality Crab Falls, Essequibo River, Guyana.
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Size 160mm or 6.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Essequibo and lower Tocantins River basins.
Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Essequibo (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins (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 Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 5 (no. 1), pp58, Pl. 13 (fig. 2).
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Last Update 2020 Oct 27 12:46 (species record created: 2011 Sep 24 10:17)