/siluriformes/doradidae/astrodoras/asterifrons/1.jpg "Astrodoras asterifrons")
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Lower Rio Branco, Brazil/siluriformes/doradidae/astrodoras/asterifrons/3.jpg "Astrodoras asterifrons")
Upper Rio Negro, Brazil/siluriformes/doradidae/astrodoras/asterifrons/4.jpg "Astrodoras asterifrons")
Upper Rio Negro, Brazil/siluriformes/doradidae/astrodoras/asterifrons/5.jpg "Astrodoras asterifrons")
Rio Nhamundá, Brazil
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Astrodoras asterifrons (Kner, 1853) |
| Common Name | Star-gazing Doradid |
| Type Locality | Barra do Rio Negro and River Guaporé. |
| Synonym(s) | Doras asterifrons |
| Etymology | Greek, astra = ray + Greek, dora = skin. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 80mm or 3.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Amazon River basin. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira, Mamoré, Guaporé (Iténez) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Nhamundá (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| pH | 6.5 - 7.8 |
| Temperature | 20.0-25.0°C or 68-77°F (Show species within this range) |
| Other Parameters | dH 20. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 11 1853, pp 146 [10], Pl. (fig. 4). |
| 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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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.12.357.1816 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:00 (species record created: 2006 Oct 07 08:10) |