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  • Pyxiloricaria menezesiJuvenile
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Scientific Name Pyxiloricaria menezesi    Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1984
Common Name
Type Locality Lagoas marginais da rodovia Transpantaneira, município de Miranda, 20°10'S, 56°19'W, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
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Size 140mm or 5.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Paraguay River basin.
La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay (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 2018.
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Breeding Unreported.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde v. 54 (no. 2), pp 164, Figs. 1-4.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:13 (species record created: 2008 Jun 27 04:02)