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Scientific Name Helogenes gouldingi  Vari & Ortega, 1986     
Common Name(s) None
Type Locality Igarapé, 15 kilimeters from Humaitá along Rio Madeira, Amazonas, Brazil, 7°31'S, 63°02'W.
Pronunciation hell LODGE en ease
Etymology Helogenes: From the Greek helos, meaning marsh and the Greek genes, meaning birth; in reference to the habitat. 
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Size 47mm (1.9") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Madeira River basin.
Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes) Show it on a map , Madeira (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)
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Breeding Unreported.
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References Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 442
Registered Keepers None. Add this species to your My Cats species list Add this species to your "my cats" page.
Breeding Reports None.
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Last Update 2009 Feb 09 14:11 (species record created: 2001 Apr 21 00:00)

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