Cat-eLog Right Families RightDoradidae

Artistic impression of typical member of the Doradidae
 
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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.
Common Names Thorny, Talking or Raphael Catfish
Size Smallest 75mm, largest 137mm, average 106mm, most commonly 137mm. All SL.
Subfamilies There are 2 subfamilies in the database
Species There are 2 "species" in 2 genera in the database
Keepers 2 species (100%) are being kept by registered keepers
Breeders 2 "species" (100%) are being bred.
Distribution South America

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Down Subfamilies in Doradidae (by species)
2.Doradinae5 species(250%)
2.Astrodoradinae5 species(250%)
Down Top Five Genera (by keepers)
1.Amblydoras5 species(31 keepers)
2.Acanthodoras5 species(10 keepers)
Down Most Kept Species
1.
Amblydoras nauticusAmblydoras nauticus
(75.61%)
2.
Acanthodoras spinosissimusAcanthodoras spinosissimus
(24.39%)
Down Most Bred Species List
(Alphabetic | Chronological | Most Kept)
1.
Acanthodoras spinosissimusAcanthodoras spinosissimus
(i:3, k:10, b:1)
2.
Amblydoras nauticusAmblydoras nauticus
(i:25, k:31, b:1)