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Scientific Name Auchenipterus brachyurus  (Cope, 1878)
Common Name
Type Locality Peruvian Amazon.
Synonym(s) Euanemus brachyurus
Pronunciation awk en NIP terr uss
Etymology Auchenipterus: From the Greek, auchenos, meaning neck and pteron, meaning fin; in reference to the long cranial shield, which gives the appearance that the dorsal fin originates at the neck region. 
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Size 165mm or 6.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Upper Amazon River basin.
Amazon, Upper Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Purus, Macapá (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Not Evaluated
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Breeding Unreported.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society v. 17 (no. 101), pp 676.
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Last Update 2014 Jun 29 10:26 (species record created: 2010 Jan 11 15:36)