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Scientific Name	**Cheilonimata minuta** Provenzano, 2023
Common Name
Type Locality	Orinoco River at sand island, circa 0.5 km upstream from Guachapana (Guachipana), Amazonas State, Venezuela, about 03°54'30"N, 66°59'30"W.
Etymology	Cheilonimata is derived from the Greek, “Χείλος” Cheilos meaning lip and “νημάτια” nimátia or nimata meaning threads or filaments, alluding to the cylindrical, elongated, unbranched and fleshy barblets observed over lower lip surface. Gender feminine. The specific epithet, minuta, is taken from the Latin meaning small, which is a trait exhibited by the specimens analysed in the species' description.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Upper Negro, Casiquiare (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco, Upper Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Zootaxa 5315 (no. 4), pp 318, Figs. 1-3.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:16 (species record created: 2023 Jul 11 06:57)