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Scientific Name	**Piabucus dentatus** (Koelreuter, 1763)
Common Name
Type Locality	Brazil.
Synonym(s)	Salmo argentinus, Trutta dentata
Species Information
Size	129mm or 5.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: coastal drainages from Paría Gulf in Venezuela to south of the mouth of the Amazon river, including the lower Amazon basin. Erroneously cited from Peru by Eigenmann (1910).
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	Novi Commentarii Academiae Scientiarum Imperialis Petropolitanae v. 8 (1760-1761), pp 413, Pl. 14 (fig. 4).
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:53 (species record created: 2015 Mar 20 02:57)