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  • Piabucus dentatus
  • Piabucus dentatus
  • Piabucus dentatus
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Scientific Name Piabucus dentatus  (Koelreuter, 1763)
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Type Locality Brazil.
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Size 129mm or 5.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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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.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Novi Commentarii Academiae Scientiarum Imperialis Petropolitanae v. 8 (1760-1761), pp 413, Pl. 14 (fig. 4).
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Last Update 2020 Oct 27 06:41 (species record created: 2015 Mar 20 02:57)