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Scientific Name Horiomyzon retropinnatus    Stewart, 1986
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Type Locality Río Napo at Añangu, Napo Province, Ecuador, 0°31.6'S, 76°22.9'W.
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Size 24mm or 0.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Amazon and Napo River basins.
Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Upper Amazon, Napo (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
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Breeding Unreported in the aquarium.
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Reference Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 138, pp48, Figs. 1-2.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:18 (species record created: 2011 Sep 24 10:15)