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Scientific Name Leptorhamdia essequibensis  (Eigenmann, 1912)
Common Name
Type Locality Crab Falls, Essequibo River, Guyana.
Synonym(s) Leptoglanis essequibensis, Myoglanis essequibensis
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Size 160mm or 6.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Essequibo and lower Tocantins River basins.
Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Essequibo (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins (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.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
Down Further Information
Reference Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 5 (no. 1), pp58, Pl. 13 (fig. 2).
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Last Update 2020 Oct 27 12:46 (species record created: 2011 Sep 24 10:17)