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Scientific Name | Ossancora punctata (Kner, 1855) |
Common Name | Feather-faced Talking Catfish |
Type Locality | Rio Guaporé, Brazil. |
Synonym(s) | Doras punctatus |
Pronunciation | aw san core ah. |
Etymology | Punctatus - spotted, in reference to the spots on the fish. |
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Size | 110mm or 4.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Identification | Sometimes labelled as Opsodoras stubelii or similar in hobby literature. This species may have a spotted caudal fin but additionally has two mid lobe horizontal dark stripes, as opposed to D. punctatus which only has spots on the caudal fin. |
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Distribution | South America: Amazon River basin. Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
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Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
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Reference | Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 17, pp 136 [47], Pl. 6 (fig. 10). |
Registered Keepers | There are 16 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data. |
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Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 13 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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Last Update | 2019 Oct 13 03:07 (species record created: 2006 Feb 20 00:00) |