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Oxydoras niger  (Valenciennes, 1821)
 Image contributors to this species:
 Danny Blundell (4)  Frants Lehmann (1 Stamp)
 ScotCat Sources:
 Factsheet  Article Etymology = Genus Etymology = Species
 Other Sources:
 Fishbase  Google   ACSI
 
 Common Name:  Mother of Snails Catfish, Ripsaw Catfish & Black Doradid
 Synonyms:  Doras niger, Doras humboldti, Pseudodoras niger, Corydoras edentatus, Rhinodoras niger,  Rhinodoras  prionomus, Rhinodoras teffeanus 
 Family:  Doradidae blycipitidae
 Distribution:  South America: Amazon region, Peru, Brazil, Rio Purus, Rio Sao Francisco.
 Size:  In excess of 90cm (36ins)
 Temp:  21-24°C (70-75°F)   
 p.H.  6.0-7.8.

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Family:  Doradidae
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