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| Scientific Name | Mylesinus paraschomburgkii Jégu, Santos & Ferreira, 1989 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Rio Trombetas, downstream of Cachoeira Vira-Mundo, Brazil. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 283mm or 11.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Amazon River basin, widespread in Peru, Brazil and Bolivia; in the Orinoco basin in Colombia and Venezuela; Essequibo drainage in Guyana; Oyapock and Approuague drainages in French Guiana; Amapá, Brazil. Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Essequibo (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, French Guyana Coastal Rivers, Oyapock (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, French Guyana Coastal Rivers, Approuague (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amapa State Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Revue d'Hydrobiologie Tropicale v. 22 (no. 1), pp 53, Pl. 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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 | Look up M. paraschomburgkii on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:4.88.562.4971 | |
| Last Update | 2023 Nov 19 07:04 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 09:12) |