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Scientific Name	**Neblinichthys echinasus** Taphorn, Armbruster, López-Fernández & Bernard, 2010
Common Name
Type Locality	Upper Mazaruni River drainage, Kukui River, near town of Philipai, 5°21'37"N, 60°22'18"W, Guyana.
Etymology	Neblin- is based on the Neblina camp that is the location where the type specimen was caught. -ichtys: fish. Literally "fish from Neblina". The specific epithet is from the Latin words echinus meaning sea-urchin or prickly and nasus meaning nose, in reference to the numerous odontodes that adorn males of this species.
Species Information
Size	83mm or 3.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: upper Mazaruni River drainage, Guyana. Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Essequibo, Mazaruni (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map.
IUCN Red List Category	Endangered, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Neotropical Ichthyology v. 8 (no. 3), pp 619, Fig. 3.
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Last Update	2022 Jan 27 10:17 (species record created: 2010 Oct 18 15:02)