/siluriformes/doradidae/amblydoras/monitor/1.jpg "Amblydoras monitor")
Original description/siluriformes/doradidae/amblydoras/monitor/2.jpg "Amblydoras monitor")
Ventral view/siluriformes/doradidae/amblydoras/monitor/3.jpg "Amblydoras monitor")
Frontal view
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Amblydoras monitor (Cope, 1872) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Río Ambyiacu, Peru. |
| Synonym(s) | Zathorax monitor |
| Pronunciation | am blee door ass |
| Etymology | Amblydoras: From the Greek amblys, meaning blunt and doras, meaning skin (also a word commonly used in forming generic names for doradids); in reference to the non-serrated dorsal spine. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 90mm or 3.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Upper Amazon River basin. Amazon, Upper Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Upper Amazon, Ampiyacu (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2007. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 23, pp 272, Pl. 4 (figs. 1a-1c). |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 2 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| Last Update | 2020 Oct 28 16:28 (species record created: 2009 Apr 02 14:05) |