Doras micropoeus • Doradidae • Cat-eLog

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Scientific Name	**Doras micropoeus** (Eigenmann, 1912)
Common Name
Type Locality	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) Log in to view species occurence data on a map.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
References	Mem. Carnegie Mus. v. 5 (no. 1) 195
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Last Update	2006 Feb 25 00:00 (species record created: 2006 Feb 20 00:00)