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Blackear Payara
Cynodon meionactis
Cynodon meionactis, known as the blackear payara and vampire fish, is a species of freshwater fish in the Cynodontidae family of the order Characiformes. It is found in South America, in the rivers of French Guiana and Suriname. The fish can grow to a maximum size of 30 centimetres (12 in) in total length.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 612366.