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Scaly Jupiaba (Jupiaba polylepis)
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Scaly Jupiaba (Jupiaba polylepis) specimen
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Acestrorhamphidae

Scaly Jupiaba

Jupiaba polylepis

Fish Reaching Seven Point Three Centimeters in South American Waters

  • Tropical
  • Coastal
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • South America
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Scaly Jupiaba is a freshwater fish from South America. It inhabits freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 7.3 cm.

Genus
Jupiaba
Maximum length
7.3 cm
Water
Freshwater
Distribution
South America: Paru de Oeste, Xingu, Tocantins, and Araguaia River basins and coastal rivers in Suriname and Guyana.

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