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  • Moenkhausia cosmops
  • Moenkhausia cosmops
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Scientific Name Moenkhausia cosmops  Lima, Britski & Machado, 2007
Common Name
Type Locality Sapezal, córrego Vinte e Cinco de Maio, near its mouth at the rio Papagaio, Mato Grosso State, Brazil.
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Size 48mm or 1.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: tributaries of the upper rio Sepotuba in the rio Paraguai basin and tributaries of the rio Juruena in the rio Tapajôs basin in Brazil.
IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
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Suggested Tankmates Best in shoals of five or more.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology v. 13 (no. 2), pp 47, Figs. 1-2.
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Last Update 2017 Aug 15 15:17 (species record created: 2013 Jul 29 21:18)