/loricariidae/neblinichthys/echinasus/1.jpg "Neblinichthys echinasus(1) Dorsal view - Click to enlarge")
/loricariidae/neblinichthys/echinasus/2.jpg "Neblinichthys echinasus(2) Lateral view of preserved specimen - Click to enlarge")
/loricariidae/neblinichthys/echinasus/3.jpg "Neblinichthys echinasus(3) Ventral view - Click to enlarge")
/loricariidae/neblinichthys/echinasus/4.jpg "Neblinichthys echinasus(4) Dorsal view - Click to enlarge")
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| Scientific Name | Neblinichthys echinasus Taphorn, Armbruster, López-Fernández & Bernard, 2010 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Guyana, upper Mazaruni River drainage, Kukui River, near town of Philipai, 05°21’37”N 60°22’18”W. |
| Etymology | Neblin- is based on the Neblina camp that is the location where the type specimen was caught. -ichtys: fish. Literally "fish from Neblina". The specific epithet is from the Latin words echinus meaning sea-urchin or prickly and nasus meaning nose, in reference to the numerous odontodes that adorn males of this species. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 83mm (3.3") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: upper Mazaruni River drainage, Guyana. Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Essequibo, Mazaruni (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 | 2010 Oct 26 02:11 (species record created: 2010 Oct 18 15:02) |
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