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Tenellus
trimaculatus (Boulenger, 1898)
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Relevant Information: |
Tenellus is a new new genus,
described by Birindelli to include, Nemadoras trimaculatus,
N. leporhinus and
N. ternetzi. The
snout is constricted, narrowly compressed (gape very small);
dorsal profile concave between tip of snout and posterior nares.
Remarks: This species has still got the previous
name of Nemadoras trimaculatus in Fishbase but in Catalog
of Fishes the new name is accepted. |
Common
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None |
Synonyms: |
Oxydoras trimaculatus, Opsodoras
trimaculatus, Leptodoras trimaculatus, Opsodoras ogilviev,
Nemadoras trimaculatus |
Family: |
Doradidae |
Distribution: |
South America:
Amazon, Orinoco and Essequibo River basins. Type Locality:
Rio Jurua an affluant of the Amazons. |
Size: |
11cm. (4¼ins) |
Temp: |
22-25°C (71-77°F) |
p.H. |
6.5-7.0. |
Reference: |
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.
ScotCat Article
no. 57. Mark H. Sabaj; Key to Leptodoras
and Select Related Taxa.
Birindelli, J. L. O. 2014 (16 Sept.) Phylogenetic
relationships of the South American Doradoidea (Ostariophysi:
Siluriformes). Neotropical Ichthyology v. 12 (no. 3): 451-563
[1-102]. |
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