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Amblydoras affinis (Kner, 1855)

Image contributors to this species:

Donald Taphorn (2) Mark Henry Sabaj (1) Kiruya Momochi (1)

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Relevant Information:

Aquarium Care: No problem in a normal community tank as long as you can give them plenty of hiding places to make them feel more secure. Diet: Good quality flake food, frozen blood worms and tablet food. Live worms such as whiteworm and cut up garden worms which may be fed at lights out. Etymology: The specific name affinis: Latin for related, referring to close similarity to Doras dentatus (=Platydoras costatus), its presumed congener at the time.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Doras affinis, Amblydoras truncatus

Family:

Doradidae

Distribution:

South America: Guaporé, Branco and Essequibo River basins. Type locality: Rio branco und Guaporé.

Size:

10.0cm. (4ins)

Temp:

22-26°C (71-79°F)

p.H.

6.5-7.2.

Reference:

Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2019. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version ( 08/2019 ).
Sabaj, M.H. and C.J. Ferraris Jr., 2003. Doradidae (Thorny catfishes). p. 456-469. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil.
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.

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Amblydoras affinis

Amblydoras affinis
Ventral view

Amblydoras affinis

Amblydoras affinis
Dorsal view

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