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Scientific Name	**Neblinichthys brevibracchium** Taphorn, Armbruster, López-Fernández & Bernard, 2010
Common Name
Type Locality	Mouth of a small creek with cut banks and primary forest, lower Kukui River at Jawalla, upper Mazaruni River drainage, Guyana, 5°39'10"N, 60°28'57"W.
Etymology	Neblin- is based on the Neblina camp that is the location where the type specimen was caught. -ichtys: fish. Literally "fish from Neblina". The specific epithet is from the Latin words brevis which means short,and bracchium meaning forearm, in reference to the relatively short pectoral spines present in Neblinichthys.
Species Information
Size	80mm or 3.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Upper Mazaruni River, Essequibo drainage, Guyana. Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Essequibo, Mazaruni (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Endangered , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Neotropical Ichthyology v. 8 (no. 3), pp 616, Fig. 1.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:11 (species record created: 2010 Oct 18 15:20)