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  • Oxydoras sifontesi
  • Oxydoras sifontesi
  • Oxydoras sifontesi
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Scientific Name Oxydoras sifontesi  Fernández-Yépez, 1968
Common Name Black Talking Catfish
Type Locality Lake 'El Medio', Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela.
Synonym(s) Hildadoras orinocensis, Pseudodoras holdeni
Pronunciation ox ee DOOR ass
Etymology Oxydoras: From the Greek oxys, meaning sharp and doras, meaning skin (also a word commonly used in forming generic names for doradids); in reference to the elongate snout. 
Down Species Information
Size 760mm or 29.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Down Habitat Information
Distribution South America: Orinoco River basin.
Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
Down Husbandry Information
Breeding Unreported.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
Down Further Information
Reference Boletin del Instituto Oceanografico Universidad de Oriente Cumana v. 7 (no. 1), pp 58, Figs. 28-29.
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Last Update 2020 Sep 28 06:12 (species record created: 2002 May 18 00:00)