They are native to warm, fresh waters of northeastern Mexico and to the extreme southern parts of the U.S. state of Texas on the Rio Grande and the Nueces River.
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The common name acknowledges this trait as a reference to the Amazon warriors, a female-run society in Greek mythology.
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