Doras micropoeus • Doradidae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Doras micropoeus** (Eigenmann, 1912)
Common Name(s)	None
Type Locality	Wismar, Guyana.
Synonym(s)	Hemidoras micropoeus
Pronunciation	DOOR ass
Etymology	Uncertainty surrounds the origin of this genus name which means either "armour" or "dagger". The fishes in this group have both sharp fins (which can be called dagger-like) and armour.
Species Information
Size	350mm (13.8") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Doras are distinguished among Doradidae by a unique combination of three characteristics exhibited by the postcleithral process.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Essequibo, Demerara and Courantyne River basins and possibly other coastal drainages east to mouth of Amazon River. Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Suriname Coastal Rivers, Corintijns (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Demerara (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Essequibo (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	Mem. Carnegie Mus. v. 5 (no. 1) 195
Registered Keepers	None.
Breeding Reports	None.
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Last Update	2006 Feb 25 00:00 (species record created: 2006 Feb 20 00:00)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Doras micropoeus (Eigenmann, 1912)

Common Name(s)

None

Type Locality

Wismar, Guyana.

Synonym(s)

Hemidoras micropoeus

Pronunciation

DOOR ass

Etymology

Uncertainty surrounds the origin of this genus name which means either "armour" or "dagger". The fishes in this group have both sharp fins (which can be called dagger-like) and armour.

Species Information

Size

350mm (13.8") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Identification

Doras are distinguished among Doradidae by a unique combination of three characteristics exhibited by the postcleithral process.

Habitat Information

Distribution

South America: Essequibo, Demerara and Courantyne River basins and possibly other coastal drainages east to mouth of Amazon River.
Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Suriname Coastal Rivers, Corintijns (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Demerara (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Essequibo (click on these areas to find other species found there)