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 Family Overview | |
|---|---|
| Pronounced | Door ADD Iday |
| Family Common Name | Talking Catfishes |
| Features | Row of barbed scutes or plates along flank. Dorsal and pectoral fins have a leading, hard, spine-like ray. |
| Distribution | South America |
| Common Names | Thorny, Talking or Raphael Catfish |
| Size | Smallest 22mm, largest 1000mm, average 218mm, most commonly 200mm. All SL. |
| Subfamilies | There are 6 subfamilies in the database |
| Species | There are 98 "species" in 73 genera in the database |
| Keepers | 98 species (100%) are being kept by registered keepers |
| Breeders | 2 "species" (2.0%) are being bred. |
| Subfamilies in Doradidae (by species) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | Doradinae | 230 species | (235%) |
| 6. | Rhinodoradinae | 49 species | (50%) |
| 6. | Astrodoradinae | 26 species | (27%) |
| 6. | Undefined | 9 species | (9%) |
| 6. | Agamyxinae | 4 species | (4%) |
| 6. | Wertheimerinae | 3 species | (3%) |
| Top Five Genera (by keepers) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Orinocodoras | 1 species | (29 keepers) |
| 2. | Wertheimeria | 1 species | (11 keepers) |
| 3. | Agamyxis | 2 species | (9 keepers) |
| 4. | Leptodoras | 13 species | (8 keepers) |
| 5. | Lithodoras | 1 species | (7 keepers) |
| Distribution of Doradidae |
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| Most Kept Species | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | (32.87%) | |
| 2. | (19.97%) | |
| 3. | (5.94%) | |
| 4. | (4.82%) | |
| 5. | (2.93%) | |
| 6. | (2.75%) | |
| 7. | (2.67%) | |
| 8. | (2.5%) | |
| 9. | (2.41%) | |
| 10. | (1.46%) | |
| 11. | (1.03%) | |
| 12. | (0.95%) | |
| 13. | (0.86%) | |
| 14. | (0.77%) | |
| 15. | (0.77%) | |
| 16. | (0.69%) | |
| 17. | (0.69%) | |
| 18. | (0.6%) | |
| 19. | (0.6%) | |
| 20. | (0.6%) | |
| 21. | (0.52%) | |
| 22. | (0.52%) | |
| 23. | (0.52%) | |
| 24. | (0.52%) | |
| 25. | (0.43%) | |
/siluriformes/doradidae/platydoras/armatulus/1.jpg "Platydoras armatulus")
/siluriformes/doradidae/agamyxis/pectinifrons/1.jpg "Agamyxis pectinifrons")
/siluriformes/doradidae/megalodoras/uranoscopus/1.jpg "Megalodoras uranoscopus")
/siluriformes/doradidae/oxydoras/niger/1.jpg "Oxydoras niger")
/siluriformes/doradidae/hassar/orestis/1.jpg "Hassar orestis")
/siluriformes/doradidae/amblydoras/nauticus/1.jpg "Amblydoras nauticus")
/siluriformes/doradidae/acanthodoras/cataphractus/1.jpg "Acanthodoras cataphractus")
/siluriformes/doradidae/orinocodoras/eigenmanni/1.jpg "Orinocodoras eigenmanni")
/siluriformes/doradidae/pterodoras/granulosus/1.jpg "Pterodoras granulosus")
/siluriformes/doradidae/ossancora/punctata/1.jpg "Ossancora punctata")
/siluriformes/doradidae/rhinodoras/dorbignyi/1.jpg "Rhinodoras dorbignyi")
/siluriformes/doradidae/wertheimeria/maculata/1.jpg "Wertheimeria maculata")
/siluriformes/doradidae/acanthodoras/spinosissimus/1.jpg "Acanthodoras spinosissimus")
/siluriformes/doradidae/nemadoras/elongatus/1.jpg "Nemadoras elongatus")
/siluriformes/doradidae/agamyxis/albomaculatus/1.jpg "Agamyxis albomaculatus")
/siluriformes/doradidae/platydoras/costatus/1.jpg "Platydoras costatus")
/siluriformes/doradidae/anadoras/grypus/1.jpg "Anadoras grypus")
/siluriformes/doradidae/physopyxis/lyra/1.jpg "Physopyxis lyra")
/siluriformes/doradidae/lithodoras/dorsalis/1.jpg "Lithodoras dorsalis")
/siluriformes/doradidae/hemidoras/stuebelii/1.jpg "Hemidoras stuebelii")
/siluriformes/doradidae/tenellus/leporhinus/1.jpg "Tenellus leporhinus")
/siluriformes/doradidae/rhynchodoras/woodsi/1.jpg "Rhynchodoras woodsi")
/siluriformes/doradidae/rhinodoras/boehlkei/1.jpg "Rhinodoras boehlkei")
/siluriformes/doradidae/ossancora/eigenmanni/1.jpg "Ossancora eigenmanni")
/siluriformes/doradidae/tenellus/trimaculatus/1.jpg "Tenellus trimaculatus")
| Most Kept Species List (Alphabetic | Chronological | Most Bred) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | (i:24, k:382, b:0) | |
| 2. | (i:21, k:232, b:0) | |
| 3. | (i:16, k:69, b:0) | |
| 4. | (i:20, k:56, b:0) | |
| 5. | (i:13, k:34, b:0) | |
| 6. | (i:25, k:32, b:1) | |
| 7. | (i:9, k:31, b:0) | |
| 8. | (i:13, k:29, b:0) | |
| 9. | (i:21, k:28, b:0) | |
| 10. | (i:15, k:17, b:0) | |
| 11. | (i:8, k:12, b:0) | |
| 12. | (i:11, k:11, b:0) | |
| 13. | (i:3, k:10, b:1) | |
| 14. | (i:1, k:9, b:0) | |
| 15. | (i:6, k:9, b:0) | |
| 16. | (i:11, k:8, b:0) | |
| 17. | (i:7, k:8, b:0) | |
| 18. | (i:7, k:7, b:0) | |
| 19. | (i:10, k:7, b:0) | |
| 20. | (i:6, k:7, b:0) | |
| 21. | (i:5, k:6, b:0) | |
| 22. | (i:17, k:6, b:0) | |
| 23. | (i:13, k:6, b:0) | |
| 24. | (i:10, k:6, b:0) | |
| 25. | (i:3, k:5, b:0) | |
| 26. | (i:13, k:5, b:0) | |
| 27. | (i:3, k:5, b:0) | |
| 28. | (i:2, k:5, b:0) | |
| 29. | (i:5, k:5, b:0) | |
| 30. | (i:3, k:4, b:0) | |
| 31. | (i:7, k:4, b:0) | |
| 32. | (i:3, k:4, b:0) | |
| 33. | (i:9, k:4, b:0) | |
| 34. | (i:3, k:4, b:0) | |
| 35. | (i:5, k:3, b:0) | |
| 36. | (i:8, k:3, b:0) | |
| 37. | (i:7, k:3, b:0) | |
| 38. | (i:3, k:3, b:0) | |
| 39. | Leptodoras acipenserinus | (i:0, k:3, b:0) |
| 40. | (i:13, k:3, b:0) | |
| 41. | (i:3, k:3, b:0) | |
| 42. | (i:4, k:3, b:0) | |
| 43. | (i:8, k:3, b:0) | |
| 44. | (i:6, k:3, b:0) | |
| 45. | (i:2, k:2, b:0) | |
| 46. | (i:5, k:2, b:0) | |
| 47. | (i:5, k:2, b:0) | |
| 48. | (i:1, k:2, b:0) | |
| 49. | (i:2, k:2, b:0) | |
| 50. | (i:18, k:2, b:0) | |
| 51. | (i:3, k:2, b:0) | |
| 52. | (i:3, k:2, b:0) | |
| 53. | (i:7, k:2, b:0) | |
| 54. | (i:5, k:2, b:0) | |
| 55. | (i:8, k:2, b:0) | |
| 56. | (i:2, k:1, b:0) | |
| 57. | Amblydoras gonzalezi | (i:0, k:1, b:0) |
| 58. | (i:3, k:1, b:0) | |
| 59. | Anadoras insculptus | (i:0, k:1, b:0) |
| 60. | Anadoras sp. `ARAGUAIA` | (i:0, k:1, b:0) |
| 61. | (i:5, k:1, b:0) | |
| 62. | (i:6, k:1, b:0) | |
| 63. | (i:1, k:1, b:0) | |
| 64. | (i:6, k:1, b:0) | |
| 65. | (i:2, k:1, b:0) | |
| 66. | (i:2, k:1, b:0) | |
| 67. | (i:6, k:1, b:0) | |
| 68. | (i:1, k:1, b:0) | |
| 69. | (i:1, k:1, b:0) | |
| 70. | (i:1, k:1, b:0) | |
| 71. | Hemidoras boulengeri | (i:0, k:1, b:0) |
| 72. | (i:1, k:1, b:0) | |
| 73. | Kalyptodoras bahiensis | (i:0, k:1, b:0) |
| 74. | (i:3, k:1, b:0) | |
| 75. | (i:1, k:1, b:0) | |
| 76. | Leptodoras hasemani | (i:0, k:1, b:0) |
| 77. | (i:2, k:1, b:0) | |
| 78. | (i:1, k:1, b:0) | |
| 79. | (i:3, k:1, b:0) | |
| 80. | (i:3, k:1, b:0) | |
| 81. | (i:3, k:1, b:0) | |
| 82. | (i:1, k:1, b:0) | |
| 83. | (i:1, k:1, b:0) | |
| 84. | (i:2, k:1, b:0) | |
| 85. | (i:1, k:1, b:0) | |
| 86. | (i:1, k:1, b:0) | |
| 87. | (i:1, k:1, b:0) | |
| 88. | Physopyxis cristata | (i:0, k:1, b:0) |
| 89. | (i:2, k:1, b:0) | |
| 90. | (i:4, k:1, b:0) | |
| 91. | (i:6, k:1, b:0) | |
| 92. | Rhynchodoras castilloi | (i:0, k:1, b:0) |
| 93. | (i:3, k:1, b:0) | |
| 94. | Scorpiodoras liophysus | (i:0, k:1, b:0) |
| 95. | (i:1, k:1, b:0) | |
| 96. | (i:3, k:1, b:0) | |
| 97. | (i:4, k:1, b:0) | |
| 98. | (i:1, k:1, b:0) | |
/siluriformes/doradidae/amblydoras/affinis/1.jpg "Amblydoras affinis")
/siluriformes/doradidae/hassar/wilderi/1.jpg "Hassar wilderi")
/siluriformes/doradidae/oxydoras/sifontesi/1.jpg "Oxydoras sifontesi")
/siluriformes/doradidae/rhinodoras/armbrusteri/1.jpg "Rhinodoras armbrusteri")
/siluriformes/doradidae/acanthodoras/sp%282%29/1.jpg "Acanthodoras sp. (2)")
/siluriformes/doradidae/franciscodoras/marmoratus/1.jpg "Franciscodoras marmoratus")
/siluriformes/doradidae/hemidoras/morrisi/1.jpg "Hemidoras morrisi")
/siluriformes/doradidae/leptodoras/cf_cataniai%60rio_nanay%60/1.jpg "Leptodoras cf. cataniai`rio nanay`")
/siluriformes/doradidae/platydoras/sp%60maroni%60/1.jpg "Platydoras sp. `MARONI`")
/siluriformes/doradidae/anadoras/weddellii/1.jpg "Anadoras weddellii")
/siluriformes/doradidae/centrodoras/brachiatus/1.jpg "Centrodoras brachiatus")
/siluriformes/doradidae/centrodoras/hasemani/1.jpg "Centrodoras hasemani")
/siluriformes/doradidae/hemidoras/morei/1.jpg "Hemidoras morei")
/siluriformes/doradidae/leptodoras/juruensis/1.jpg "Leptodoras juruensis")
/siluriformes/doradidae/platydoras/brachylecis/1.jpg "Platydoras brachylecis")
/siluriformes/doradidae/platydoras/hancockii/1.jpg "Platydoras hancockii")
/siluriformes/doradidae/rhinodoras/gallagheri/1.jpg "Rhinodoras gallagheri")
/siluriformes/doradidae/tenellus/cristinae/1.jpg "Tenellus cristinae")
/siluriformes/doradidae/acanthodoras/sp%281%29/1.jpg "Acanthodoras sp. (1)")
/siluriformes/doradidae/astrodoras/asterifrons/1.jpg "Astrodoras asterifrons")
/siluriformes/doradidae/centrochir/birindellii/1.jpg "Centrochir birindellii")
/siluriformes/doradidae/centrochir/crocodili/1.jpg "Centrochir crocodili")
/siluriformes/doradidae/hassar/affinis/1.jpg "Hassar affinis")
/siluriformes/doradidae/hemidoras/stenopeltis/1.jpg "Hemidoras stenopeltis")
/siluriformes/doradidae/leptodoras/linnelli/1.jpg "Leptodoras linnelli")
/siluriformes/doradidae/nemadoras/humeralis/1.jpg "Nemadoras humeralis")
/siluriformes/doradidae/rhinodoras/sp%60tocantins_xingu%60/1.jpg "Rhinodoras sp. `TOCANTINS XINGU`")
/siluriformes/doradidae/tenellus/ternetzi/1.jpg "Tenellus ternetzi")
/siluriformes/doradidae/trachydoras/nattereri/1.jpg "Trachydoras nattereri")
/siluriformes/doradidae/acanthodoras/depressus/1.jpg "Acanthodoras depressus")
/siluriformes/doradidae/amblydoras/monitor/1.jpg "Amblydoras monitor")
/siluriformes/doradidae/anduzedoras/oxyrhynchus/1.jpg "Anduzedoras oxyrhynchus")
/siluriformes/doradidae/centrochir/cf_birindellii/1.jpg "Centrochir cf. birindellii")
/siluriformes/doradidae/doraops/zuloagai/1.jpg "Doraops zuloagai")
/siluriformes/doradidae/doras/carinatus/1.jpg "Doras carinatus")
/siluriformes/doradidae/doras/higuchii/1.jpg "Doras higuchii")
/siluriformes/doradidae/doras/micropoeus/1.jpg "Doras micropoeus")
/siluriformes/doradidae/doras/phlyzakion/1.jpg "Doras phlyzakion")
/siluriformes/doradidae/doras/zuanoni/1.jpg "Doras zuanoni")
/siluriformes/doradidae/hassar/gabiru/1.jpg "Hassar gabiru")
/siluriformes/doradidae/hassar/shewellkeimi/1.jpg "Hassar shewellkeimi")
/siluriformes/doradidae/hypodoras/forficulatus/1.jpg "Hypodoras forficulatus")
/siluriformes/doradidae/leptodoras/cataniai/1.jpg "Leptodoras cataniai")
/siluriformes/doradidae/leptodoras/copei/1.jpg "Leptodoras copei")
/siluriformes/doradidae/leptodoras/marki/1.jpg "Leptodoras marki")
/siluriformes/doradidae/leptodoras/myersi/1.jpg "Leptodoras myersi")
/siluriformes/doradidae/leptodoras/nelsoni/1.jpg "Leptodoras nelsoni")
/siluriformes/doradidae/leptodoras/praelongus/1.jpg "Leptodoras praelongus")
/siluriformes/doradidae/leptodoras/rogersae/1.jpg "Leptodoras rogersae")
/siluriformes/doradidae/megalodoras/guayoensis/1.jpg "Megalodoras guayoensis")
/siluriformes/doradidae/nemadoras/hemipeltis/1.jpg "Nemadoras hemipeltis")
/siluriformes/doradidae/ossancora/asterophysa/1.jpg "Ossancora asterophysa")
/siluriformes/doradidae/ossancora/fimbriata/1.jpg "Ossancora fimbriata")
/siluriformes/doradidae/oxydoras/kneri/1.jpg "Oxydoras kneri")
/siluriformes/doradidae/physopyxis/ananas/1.jpg "Physopyxis ananas")
/siluriformes/doradidae/pterodoras/rivasi/1.jpg "Pterodoras rivasi")
/siluriformes/doradidae/rhinodoras/sp%60manacacias%60/1.jpg "Rhinodoras sp. `MANACACIAS`")
/siluriformes/doradidae/rhinodoras/thomersoni/1.jpg "Rhinodoras thomersoni")
/siluriformes/doradidae/rhynchodoras/xingui/1.jpg "Rhynchodoras xingui")
/siluriformes/doradidae/trachydoras/brevis/1.jpg "Trachydoras brevis")
/siluriformes/doradidae/trachydoras/gepharti/1.jpg "Trachydoras gepharti")
/siluriformes/doradidae/trachydoras/paraguayensis/1.jpg "Trachydoras paraguayensis")
/siluriformes/doradidae/trachydoras/steindachneri/1.jpg "Trachydoras steindachneri")