/siluriformes/doradidae/doras/micropoeus/1.jpg "Doras micropoeus")
/siluriformes/doradidae/doras/micropoeus/2.jpg "Doras micropoeus")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Doras micropoeus (Eigenmann, 1912) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Upper Demerara River at 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 or 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) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2021. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 5 (no. 1), pp 195. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is but a single record of this fish being seen, view it. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.12.330.1821 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 01:40 (species record created: 2006 Feb 20 00:00) |
