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  • Nannoptopoma sternoptychum
  • Nannoptopoma sternoptychumDorsal view
  • Nannoptopoma sternoptychumVentral view
  • Nannoptopoma sternoptychum
  • Nannoptopoma sternoptychum
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Scientific Name Nannoptopoma sternoptychum    Schaefer, 1996
Common Name
Type Locality Quebrada Mariposa at Cusco-Amazonico Lodge, 12°36'S, 69°11'W, Puerto Maldonado, Tambopata, Madre de Dios, Peru.
Synonym(s) Nannoptopoma sternoptychum
Down Species Information
Size 33mm or 1.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Down Habitat Information
Distribution South America: lower Amazon River and tributaries below 200 m elevation.
Amazon, Lower Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
Temperature 25.0-28.0°C or 77-82.4°F (Show species within this range)
Down Husbandry Information
Breeding Unreported.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
Down Further Information
Reference Copeia 1996 (no. 4), pp920, Fig. 4
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:15 (species record created: 2010 Feb 14 05:00)