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| Scientific Name | Pseudoplatystoma orinocoense Buitrago-Suárez & Burr, 2007 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Near mouth of El Caujavito River, tributary of Orinoco River, southeast of Cajarote, 7°41'N, 66°21'W, State of Guarico, Venezuela. |
| Pronunciation | SUE doh plah tee stow mah |
| Etymology | (Greek)Pseudos=False +(Greek)platys=flat +(Greek)stoma=mouth. The specific epithet, orinocoense, refers to the Orinoco River, Venezuela, the drainage in which this species is endemic. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 524mm (20.6") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Orinoco River basin, Venezuela. Orinoco  (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Zootaxa No. 1512 |
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| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2010 Nov 14 06:49 (species record created: 2008 Jul 31 11:51) |
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