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| Scientific Name | Dupouyichthys sapito Schultz, 1944 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Río Motatán, at the bridge 22 km north of Motatán, Venezuela. |
| Etymology | Dupouyichthys: Named after W Dupouy, a former director of the Museo de Ciencias Naturales in Caracas, Venezuela. Named sapito after the common name of this species in the Maracaibo Basin. A literal translation would be Sapo, which is Spanish for toad.....and the -ito suffix would indicate a small toad. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 30mm (1.2") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Magdalena River and Lake Maracaibo basins. Lake Maracaibo  (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)Colombia Caribbean Rivers, Magdalena (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Proc. U. S. Natl. Mus.v. 94 (no. 3172) - pp245 - Pl. 4 (fig. D); Fig. 4b |
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| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2010 Nov 22 16:57 (species record created: 2002 Oct 16 00:00) |
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