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| Scientific Name | Scorpiodoras heckelii (Kner, 1855) |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Rio Negro, Amazon system, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Acanthodoras calderonensis, Autanadoras milesi, Doras calderonensis, Doras heckelii |
| Etymology | Scorpiodoras: Latin, scorpaena = a kind of fish, 1706 + Greek, dora = skin. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 161mm (6.3") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Negro, Orinoco and upper Amazon River basins. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there)  (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Sitzungsber. Akad. Wiss. Wien v. 17 125 [36] Pl. 3 (fig. 4) |
| Registered Keepers | None. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2006 Oct 07 06:45 (species record created: 2006 Feb 20 00:00) |
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