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| Scientific Name | Phenacorhamdia anisura (Mees, 1987) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Río Guarapiche near Maturin, Monagas, Venezuela. |
| Synonym(s) | Heptapterus anisurus |
| Etymology | Phenacorhamdia from phenax, imposter or cheat and Rhamdia, a related genus, i.e., a false Rhamdia, presumably referring to similarity to that genus. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 40mm or 1.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Orinoco River basin, Venezuela. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen (Series C, Biological and Medical Sciences) v. 90 (no. 4), pp 451, Fig. 1. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.30.148.7191 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:18 (species record created: 2018 Mar 30 09:28) |