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Scientific Name Neoplecostomus variipictus  Bizerril, 1995
Common Name
Type Locality Rio Santo Antônio, tributary of Rio Bengala, rio Paraíba do Sul basin, Brazil.
Etymology Genus: Greek, neos = new + Greek, plekos,-eos = twisted 
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Size 90mm or 3.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Paraíba do Sul River basin.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Arquivos de Biologia e Techologia (Curitaba) v. 38 (no. 3), pp 695, Figs. 1-2.
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Last Update 2016 Dec 24 01:39 (species record created: 2016 Dec 22 15:23)