Amblydoras nauticus
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Doradidae |
Genus: | Amblydoras |
Species: | A. nauticus
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Binomial name | |
Amblydoras nauticus (Cope, 1874)
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Amblydoras nauticus, the marbled talking catfish or marbled raphael catfish, is a species of thorny catfish endemic to Peru where it is found in the upper Amazon basin.[1] This species grows to a length of 7.5 centimetres (3.0 in) SL.[2]
It is often found in the aquarium trade where commonly mislabelled as "'Amblydoras hancockii" (a synonym of another species, Platydoras hancockii).[1][3]
References
- ^ a b "Amblydoras nauticus". Planetcatfish. 9 April 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Amblydoras nauticus" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
- ^ "Amblydoras nauticus". SeriouslyFish. Retrieved 25 July 2018.