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| Scientific Name | Merodoras nheco Higuchi, Birindelli, Sousa & Britski , 2007 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Brazil: Estado do Mato Grosso do Sul: município de Rio Verde de Mato Grosso, Rio Anhuma, tributary of Rio Negro (Paraguay basin) (19°10' 07''S; 55° 18' 26''W). |
| Etymology | From the Greek meros (= part, portion), in reference to the incomplete lateral line, plus the suffix –doras, as traditionally applied to genera in this family. Gender masculine. Specific name toponymic with reference to the town of Nhecolândia, the place where this species was discovered. The Portuguese nh is pronounced like the French or Italian gn or the Spanish ñ. The word nheco apparently does not have any particular significance other than having probably been a nickname for the town founder. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 54mm (2.1") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Brazil, Estado do Mato Grosso do Sul: município de Rio Verde de Mato Grosso, Rio Anhuma, tributary of Rio Negro (Paraguay basin) La Plata  , Uruguay , Lower Uruguay, Negro (Lower Uruguay), Anhuma (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Zootaxa 1446: 31–42 (2007) |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2009 Jan 02 00:54 (species record created: 2003 Jun 28 00:00) |
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