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Scientific Name | Micromyzon orinoco Carvalho, Lundberg, Baskin, Friel & Reis, 2016 |
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Type Locality | Río Orinoco, deep channel upstream of Los Barrancos, circa 183 nautical miles from sea buoy in Boca Grande navigation channel, Anzoátegui, Venezuela, 08°21'N, 62°43'W. |
Pronunciation | My KROW my zon |
Etymology | The generic name come from the Greek mikros, meaning small, and myzon, meaning sucker which is the suffix of Hoplomyzon, the type genus of the tribe Hoplomyzontini. |
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IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
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Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 165 (no. 1), pp 39, Figs. 1-10. |
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Last Update | 2017 Mar 19 04:52 (species record created: 2017 Jan 03 08:40) |