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Scientific Name Pterophyllum altum  Pellegrin, 1903
Common Names Altum Angelfish
Hoher Segleflosser (Germany)
Type Locality Atabapo, Río Orinoco, Venezuela.
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Size 180mm or 7.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Amazon River basin, in the upper Negro River drainage; Orinoco River basin, in tributaries of the upper Orinoco River (Inírida and Atabapo rivers) to Puerto Ayacucho.
Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Upper Negro (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Orinoco, Upper Orinoco, Guaviare, Inirida (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Orinoco, Middle Orinoco, Atabapo (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 2020.
pH 4.8 - 6.2
Temperature 27.0-31.0°C or 80.6-87.8°F (Show species within this range)
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 9 (no. 3), pp 124 [5]
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Last Update 2014 Jan 09 15:36 (species record created: 2013 Sep 08 00:31)