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  • Mesonauta insignis
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Scientific Name Mesonauta insignis    (Heckel, 1840)
Common Name
Type Locality Marabitanos, Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil.
Synonym(s) Heros insignis
Pronunciation Mess-oh-naw-tah.
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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.
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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)

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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 Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Annalen des Wiener Museums der Naturgeschichte v. 2, pp 378
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:46 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 15:39)