Rhynchodoras woodsi • Doradidae • Cat-eLog • PlanetCatfish

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Scientific Name	**Rhynchodoras woodsi** Glodek, 1976
Common Name(s)	Parrot Doradid
Type Locality	Eastern Ecuador
Pronunciation	rink oh door add - woods eye
Etymology	Rhynchodoras: From the Greek rhynchos, meaning nose, and doras, meaning skin (also a word commonly used in forming generic names for doradids); in refeence to the unusual snout morphology.
Species Information
Size	110mm (4.3") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	This species was considered extremely rare as late as 1992; at this time only 3 specimens were known from museum collections (the types of the two known species).> The ichthyological discovery of Rhynchodoras actually dates back 150 years and is attributable to the British naturalist-explorer Alfred R. Wallace. From 1850-1852 Wallace traveled up the Río Negro in search of its headwaters and those of the Río Orinoco. During this expedition Wallace took notes on and prepared detailed drawings of the fishes collected. Although his collections were lost at sea, many of his notes and illustrations survived and are currently at the British Museum of Natural History. Notes that accompany Wallace's illustration of a species of Rhinodoras (originally labeled ''Doras'' and numbered 175) include the following comments (transcribed by M. Toledo-Piza Ragazzo): ''In a small specimen very closely resembling this [illustration of Rhinodoras] in all other particulars - the head is higher towards the snout which turns down and is produced in a sort of proboscis which is received in a ___ of ___ formed by the produced lower lip - the teeth are similar but are also continued in a row round the margin of each lip - perhaps this is the male - the above [Rhinodoras] being the female.'' This description was certainly based on a specimen of Rhynchodoras, the only doradid genus in which the snout ends in a vertically-oriented bill or ''proboscis'' formed by the upper and lower jaws.
Sexing	Unknown
Habitat Information
Distribution	Eastern Ecuador and Peru (the Rio Itaya at Iquitos) Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón , Pastaza (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)
pH	5.8 - 7.0
Temperature	24.0-26.0°C or 75.2-78.8°F (Show others within this range)
Other Parameters	Appears to prefer a good but not strong water current.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Will eventually recognise and accept a variety of prepared foods, even flake, but is best acclimatized using frozen brineshrimp.
Furniture	Has a real affinity for wood. Much prefers to cram itself into dark places under bogwood than stone or plant.
Compatibility	A very peaceful fish, one of the most timid of the doradids.
Suggested Tankmates	As long as they are not too boisterous and preferably not nocturnal, this species will get on with most as it is active at night.
Breeding	Unknown.
Further Information
Registered Keepers	(1) lazymf, (2) M.O.F.. 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.
More Resources	- CotM 2005 September - Search Planet Catfish for more on Rhynchodoras woodsi - BBcode (for use in linking to this page from forum posts) - Look up Rhynchodoras woodsi on AquaticRepublic.com - Look up Rhynchodoras woodsi on Fishbase, I.T.I.S. or ispecies search. - URL (for use in linking to the species from anywhere on the web)
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Last Update	2009 Apr 30 07:37 (species record created: 2001 May 04 00:00)

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