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Scientific Name Potamotrygon amandae  Loboda & Carvalho, 2013
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Type Locality Paraguai River, subdistrict of Albuguerque, district of Corumbá, State of Mato Grosso de Sul, 19°41'S, 57°38'W, Brazil.
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Size 150mm or 5.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
General Remarks Fishbase has it as Xenotilapia melanogenys.
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Distribution Africa: endemic to and widespread in Lake Tanganyika.
African Waters, Western Rift Valley Lakes, Tanganyika (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2023.
pH 7.5 - 8.5
Temperature 25.0-0.0°C or 77-32°F (Show species within this range)
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Neotropical Ichthyology v. 11 (no. 4), pp 723, Figs. 38-52.
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Last Update 2019 Oct 21 10:09 (species record created: 2011 Apr 17 00:06)