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| Scientific Name | Oligosarcus jenynsii (Günther, 1864) |
| Common Name | Pike Characin |
| Type Locality | Freshwater Lake of Maldonado, Uruguay [probably Laguna del Diario, 34°54'S, 55°00'W, Maldonado, Uruguay]. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 222mm or 8.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: streams, rivers and lagoons of coastal areas and interior plains of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil), Uruguay and Argentina. Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2021. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5, pp 356 |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| Last Update | 2021 May 18 23:33 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 16:09) |