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| Scientific Name | Platydoras hancockii (Valenciennes , 1840) |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Synonym(s) | Amblydoras hancockii, Doras hancockii |
| Pronunciation | pla tee doh russ - hand COCK eye |
| Etymology | Platydoras: From the Greek platys, meaning flat, and doras, meaning skin (also a word commonly used in forming generic names for doradids); in reference to the depressed head. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 150mm (5.9") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Commonly misidentified as Amblydoras hancockii, this is a different species and can be found as Amblydoras naticus. |
| Sexing | Underside of female is creamy white, the male is freckled as shown below. Males are more slender than the wider (when viewed from above or below) females. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: from Guyana and eastern Brazil to Peru and Bolivia. Amazon (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| pH | 5.8 - 7.6 |
| Temperature | 23.0-28.0°C or 73.4-82.4°F (Show others within this range) |
| Other Parameters | This species is not fussy regarding water parameters. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | A nocturnal scavenger. |
| Furniture | Does not harm plants and all is really required is a dark place in which the catfish can find refuge. Care must be taken that this is no where near the heater element as these fish will wedge themselves between the heater and the aquarium wall and may burn themselves. |
| Compatibility | A perfect community tank resident. |
| Suggested Tankmates | As all doradids, does well with its conspecifics and other members of the same family. Can be kept with anything from tetras to medium sized cichlids. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Hist. Nat. Poiss.v. 15 - pp279 |
| Registered Keepers | (1) GW_NL (k: 5), (2) duequattro. Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2011 Jul 20 14:02 (species record created: 2001 Apr 19 00:00) |
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