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Scientific Name | Chasmocranus longior Eigenmann, 1912 |
Common Name | |
Type Locality | Amatuk, Guyana. |
Synonym(s) | Chasmocephalus longior, Hepapterus longior, Heptapterus longior |
Pronunciation | chaz moe kran uss |
Etymology | Chasmocranus: Greek, chanos, -eos, ous, and chasma, -atos = abyss, mouth opened, inmensity + Greek, kranion = skull. |
Species Information | |
Size | 170mm or 6.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | South America: Coastal drainages from Guyana to Suriname, Negro, Orinoco and Xingu River basins. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Xingu (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Suriname Coastal Rivers, Marowijne, Upper Marowijne, Grand Inini (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
Husbandry Information | |
Breeding | Unreported. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 5 (no. 1), pp160 Fig. 33; Pl. 14 (fig. 2). |
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Last Update | 2013 Feb 11 16:31 (species record created: 2006 Apr 22 00:00) |