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Scientific Name Neoplecostomus yapo  Zawadzki, Pavanelli, & Langeani, 2008
Common Name
Type Locality Tibagi, Riacho Fortaleza (Fazenda Santo Amaro), affluent of rio Yapó, rio Tibagi basin, Paraná State, Brazil, 24°30'34"S, 50°24'49"W.
Etymology Genus: Greek, neos = new + Greek, plekos,-eos = twisted The specific name refers to the Rio Yapó, drainage of the type-locality.
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Size 110mm or 4.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Brazil.
La Plata, Paraná, Paranapanema, Tibagi (click on these areas to find other species found there)
La Plata, Paraná, Paranapanema, Tibagi, Pitangui, Verde (Pitangui) (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 2018.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Zootaxa No. 1757, pp 40, Fig. 5.
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Last Update 2020 Oct 20 06:46 (species record created: 2011 Sep 21 10:53)