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| Scientific Name | Rhinodoras thomersoni Taphorn & Lilyestrom, 1984 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Near El Congo, Río Catatumbo mouth, Estado Zulia, Venezuela. |
| Pronunciation | rye no door ass |
| Etymology | Rhinodoras: From the Greek rhinos, meaning nose, and doras, meaning skin (also a word commonly used in forming generic names for doradids); in reference to the unusual snout morphology. Revista Unellez de Ciencia y Tecnologia v. 2 (no. 2) |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 200mm (7.9") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: River basins along southwest shore of Lake Maracaibo (Santa Ana, Catatumbo and Escalante rivers). Lake Maracaibo  , Santa Ana (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)Lake Maracaibo , Catatumbo (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)Lake Maracaibo , Escalante (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2008 Jun 07 02:57 (species record created: 2008 May 31 03:42) |
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