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Scientific Name | Mesonauta insignis (Heckel, 1840) |
Common Name | |
Type Locality | Marabitanos, Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil. |
Pronunciation | Mess-oh-naw-tah. |
Species Information | |
Size | 94mm or 3.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Identification | In this species, the scales above the prominent black stripe are reticulated. |
General Remarks | This is the species exported out of Manaus and Barcelos, Brazil. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | South America: Amazon River basin, in the upper Negro River drainage in Brazil; Orinoco River basin, along the Orinoco River in Colombia and Venezuela. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Upper Negro (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco, Upper Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
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 | Annalen des Wiener Museums der Naturgeschichte v. 2, pp 378 |
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 are 2 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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Last Update | 2020 Sep 01 11:07 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 15:39) |