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| Scientific Name | Callichthys serralabium Lehmann A. & Reis, 2004 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Venezuela: Amazonas: La Esmeralda: Laguna Tonina 1 km upstream La Esmeralda, upper Rio Orinoco. |
| Etymology | Callichthys: From the Greek kallos, meaning beautiful and ichthys, meaning fish; in reference to the color pattern. The specific epithet comes from the Latin serra meaning saw, and labium, lip, in allusion to the serrated free margin of lower lip. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 158mm (6.2") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Viewing the underside of the fish shows the lower lip to have a ragged, wavy profile. Young fish have a more striking vertically barred colouration. |
| Sexing | Males develop a thickened bright orange first ray in the pectoral fin, where females have a thin first ray. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Described from drainages in the upper Orinoco River, near La Esmeralda, Venezuela and the headwatersof the Negro River, tributary of the Amazon River, both in Brazil and Venezuela. Orinoco  , Upper Orinoco (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes) , Negro, Upper Negro (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2004 May 29 00:00 (species record created: 2004 May 24 00:00) |
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