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Scientific Name | Chasmocranus longior Eigenmann, 1912 |
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Type Locality | Amatuk, Guyana. |
Synonym(s) | Hepapterus longior |
Pronunciation | chaz moe kran uss |
Etymology | Chasmocranus: Greek, chanos, -eos, ous, and chasma, -atos = abyss, mouth opened, inmensity + Greek, kranion = skull. |
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Size | 170mm or 6.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
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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) Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
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Breeding | Unreported. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
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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) |