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Scientific Name Neoplecostomus espiritosantensis    Langeani, 1990
Common Name
Type Locality Rio Jacu (braço sul), Victor Hugo, Mun. de Domingos Martins, Espirito Santo, Brazil.
Etymology Genus: Greek, neos = new + Greek, plekos,-eos = twisted 
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Size 103mm or 4.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Jacu and São Lourenço rivers, eastern slope of Serra do Mar.
Rio Grande Do Sul State Waters, Laguna dos Patos, Guaíba, Jacuí (click on these areas to find other species found there)
La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay, Upper Paraguay, Cuiabá, São Lourenço (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Comunicações do Museu de Ciências da PUCRS, Série Zoologia v. 3 (no. 1), pp 16, Figs. 3, 6.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:12 (species record created: 2016 Dec 22 15:17)