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| Scientific Name | Amblydoras gonzalezi (Fernández-Yépez, 1968) |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Laguna Punta Vista, edge of Río Caroní, Estado Bolívar, Venezuela. |
| Synonym(s) | Zathorax gonzalezi |
| 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 | 98mm (3.9") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Orinoco River basin and Casiquiare Canal. Orinoco  (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes) , Negro, Casiquiare (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Boletin del Instituto Oceanografico Universidad de Oriente Cumana v. 7 (no. 1) |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2009 Apr 04 00:35 (species record created: 2009 Apr 02 14:15) |
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