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| Scientific Name | Hassar gabiru Birindelli, Fayal & Wosiacki, 2011 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Rio Curuá, Iriri drainage at Vila Castelo dos Sonhos, 8°19'07''S, 55°05'23''W, Altamira, PA, Brazil. |
| Pronunciation | ha sar |
| Etymology | Hassar: From the Aruac name of the fish. The specific name is a noun, the nickname of Leandro Melo de Sousa. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 157mm (6.2") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Ground color yellowish or greenish laterally and white ventrally, lower lip pinkish, eye silvery. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Xingu River basin, Brazil. Amazon, Lower Amazon, Xingu (click on these areas to find other species found there)  (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Furniture | Collected in the wild usually in swift water over sand beaches at night. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Neotropical Ichthyology v. 9 (no. 3), pp520, Figs. 7-8. |
| Registered Keepers | None. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2013 Feb 07 11:59 (species record created: 2012 Jun 29 00:03) |
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