Identity and locality
Aphanotorulus/Squaliforma cf. emarginatus complex
Rio Apure / Orinoco basin, Venezuela
Diagnostic evidence and naming
Specialist summary associates L153 with a Venezuela shipment in the emarginatus complex, but genus boundaries and some remote population identities remain debated. Not safely identical to Xingu specimens without collection evidence. A separately maintained specialist listing associates L153 with Río Apure, Ventuari and Orinoco localities in Venezuela within the Aphanotorulus/Squaliforma cf. emarginatus complex; molecular confirmation of specific locality forms remains lacking.
Breeding and genetics limitations
Waterbody evidence and parent lineage are required for habitat-origin pedigree claims.
Original references
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