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Scientific Name	**Limatulichthys nasarcus** Londoño-Burbano, Lefebvre & Lujan, 2014
Common Name
Type Locality	MCNG 56560 (ex. AUM 39845), 150.
Type Locality Notes	Quoting original description: "Venezuela, Orinoco River drainage, Ventuari River, beach below Raudales Tencua, 56 km ESE of San Juan de Manapiare, N 05°02'59'', W 65°40'20''.".
Species Information
Size	151mm or 5.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: middle Ventuari and lower Caura rivers, Orinoco River drainage in Venezuela. Orinoco, Upper Orinoco, Ventuari (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco, Lower Orinoco, Caura (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Data Deficient , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	In nature, they feed primarily on small aquatic invertebrates living at the bottom; rarely, they will eat small fish and small terrestrial invertebrates. User data.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Zootaxa 3884 (no. 4), pp 362, Fig. 2.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:14 (species record created: 2014 Nov 19 04:54)