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Amblydoras gonzalezi (Fernández-Yépez, 1968)

Image contributors to this species:

Cortés Hernández, M. et al 2023 (1)

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Relevant Information:

Habitat: This species is found from the Atabapo River to the Caura River. It is distributed both in western Andean and Guiana shield tributaries. The type locality is laguna Punta Vista, edge of río Caroní, estado Bolívar, Venezuela (Fernández-Yepez 1968). 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: It feeds mainly on aquatic invertebrates. In the aquarium, good quality flake food, frozen blood worms and tablet food. Live worms such as whiteworm and cut up garden worms. Etymology: The specific name gonzalezi: In honour of civil engineer Marcelo González Molina (1923-2000), who provided access to the type locality. Remarks: This species is assessed as Least Concern based on its widespread distribution and suspected stable population (IUCN 2022).

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Zathorax gonzalezi

Family:

Doradidae

Distribution:

South America: Orinoco River basin and Casiquiare Canal: Colombia and Venezuela. Type locality: Laguna “Punta Vista,” a orillas del Río Caroní (margen izquierda) en el Parque Cachamay [Venezuela].

Size:

10.0cm. (4ins)

Temp:

23-28°C (73-83°F)

p.H.

6.5-7.5.

Reference:

Cortés Hernández, M. Ángel, Suarez Contento, L. Y., Baquero, E. A., & Collazos Lasso, L. F. (2023). Fish diversity of a tributary of the Meta River, in the flat highlands of the colombian Orinoquia. Acta Zoológica Lilloana, 449–471.
DoNascimiento, CD, Herrera-Collazos, E.E., Mojica, J.I., Rodríguez-Olarte, D., Taphorn, D.C. & Usma, S. 2022. Amblydoras gonzalezi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.
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. 2023. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 10/2023 ).
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 gonzalezi
Orinoco River basin-Mitimiti stream

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