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 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Oxyropsis wrightiana Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Lake Hyanuary [Janauari], about 3°12'S, 60°05'W, Amazonas, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Hypoptopoma wrightianum |
| Etymology | (Greek)Oxy=Sharp + (Greek)oura=tail + (Greek)opsis=similar to. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 56mm or 2.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Upper Amazon and lower Ucayali River basins. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Lago Janauari (Lake Hyanuary) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 2) v. 2, pp 39. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is but a single record of this fish being seen, view it. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.361.6570 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:10 (species record created: 2016 Jan 15 15:11) |