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Opsodoras
stuebelii (Steindachner, 1882)
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| Image
contributors to this species: |
| Mark
Sabaj Pérez
(1) |
| ScotCat
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| Other
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| Relevant
Information: |
This species which is
sold with this name is usually, Ossoncora
punctata, which used to be named
Doras punctatus and has a shorter snout, has body spots
and also grows smaller. It has been misidentified, especially
in the mid 1980s in the hobby when catfish were just beginning
to get a fan base in the U. K. |
| Common
Name: |
None |
| Synonyms: |
Oxydoras stuebelii,
Oxydoras stübelii, Opsodoras orthacanthus |
| Family: |
Doradidae blycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
South America:
Brazil: Amazon River basin. Type locality:
Aus dem Huallaga. |
| Size:
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11.5cm.
(4½ins) |
| Temp: |
22-25°C
(71-77°F) |
| p.H. |
6.5-7.0. |
| Reference: |
Ferraris, C.J.
Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil
(Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary
types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628. |
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