Rhinodoras boehlkei • Doradidae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Rhinodoras boehlkei** Glodek, Whitmire & Orces, 1976
Common Name(s)	Fog Talking Catfish
Type Locality	Río Bobonaza between Montalvo and Chicherato, Ecuador.
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. Named for the American Ichthyologist James Böhlke (1930-1982).
Species Information
Size	133mm (5.2") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Sexing	Unknown
Habitat Information
Distribution	Eastern Ecuador and Peru. Amazon, Upper Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
pH	5.8 - 7.0
Temperature	24.0-26.0°C or 75.2-78.8°F (Show others within this range)
Husbandry Information
Feeding	A typical doradid in that it will eat pretty much any food offered.
Furniture	A PVC pipe around about a third longer and wider the fish is ideal. Several fish will happily share a slightly larger pipe. Bogwood or stones can also be used. Care must be taken that the fish does not decide to hide too close to an unguarded heater.
Compatibility	Peaceful.
Breeding	Unknown.
Further Information
References	Fieldiana Zool.v. 70 (no. 1) - pp3 - Figs. 1-2, 3A
Registered Keepers	(1) amiidae, (2) Martin S, (3) The.Dark.One, (4) Wiccatfish, (5) Junttis (k: 4). Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.
Breeding Reports	None.
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Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Rhinodoras boehlkei Glodek, Whitmire & Orces, 1976

Common Name(s)

Fog Talking Catfish

Type Locality

Río Bobonaza between Montalvo and Chicherato, Ecuador.

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. Named for the American Ichthyologist James Böhlke (1930-1982).

Species Information

Size

133mm (5.2") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Sexing

Unknown

Habitat Information

Distribution

Eastern Ecuador and Peru.
Amazon, Upper Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there)

(Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)

5.8 - 7.0

Temperature

24.0-26.0°C or 75.2-78.8°F (Show others within this range)

Husbandry Information

Feeding

A typical doradid in that it will eat pretty much any food offered.

Furniture

A PVC pipe around about a third longer and wider the fish is ideal. Several fish will happily share a slightly larger pipe. Bogwood or stones can also be used. Care must be taken that the fish does not decide to hide too close to an unguarded heater.

Compatibility

Peaceful.

Breeding

Unknown.

Further Information

References

Fieldiana Zool.v. 70 (no. 1) - pp3 - Figs. 1-2, 3A

Registered Keepers

(1) amiidae, (2) Martin S, (3) The.Dark.One, (4) Wiccatfish, (5) Junttis (k: 4).

Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.

Breeding Reports

None.