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Scientific NameOchmacanthus flabelliferus    Eigenmann, 1912
Common Name
Type LocalityKonawaruk, Guyana.
Synonym(s)
Pronunciationawk ma KANTH uss
EtymologyOchmacanthus: From the Greek ochma, meaning band and akantha, meaning thorn; in reference to the arrangement of the opercular and interopercular spines. 
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Size35mm or 1.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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DistributionSouth America
IUCN Red List Category
Not Evaluated
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Breeding ReportsThere is no breeding report.
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ReferenceMemoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 5 (no. 1), pp 213.
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Last UpdateThu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am)