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| Scientific Name | Scorpiodoras liophysus Sousa & Birindelli, 2011 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Porto Velho, Lago Madalena, Rio Jaciparaná, Rio Madeira basin, 9°17'00"S, 63°03'57"W, Rondônia State, Brazil. |
| Etymology | Scorpiodoras: Latin, scorpaena = a kind of fish, 1706 + Greek, dora = skin. liophysus: From the Greek leios meaning smooth, bald, and physa meaning bladder, in allusion to the absence of a secondary bladder. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 157mm or 6.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Scorpiodoras liophysus can be distinguished from S. calderonensis and S. heckelii by having a simple, cordiform, gas bladder (vs. gas bladder having a secondary bladder) and midlateral scute depth 61–72% of body depth (vs. 33–59%). Scorpiodoras liophysus can also be differentiated from S. heckelii by having relatively small eye, diameter 58–77% of interorbital width (vs. relatively large eye, diameter 91–129% of interorbital width). |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Rio Madeira Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Copeia 2011 (no. 1), pp 135, Fig. 14. |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 2 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| Last Update | 2020 Dec 30 00:43 (species record created: 2011 Mar 17 13:19) |