Amblydoras affinis • Doradidae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Amblydoras affinis** (Kner, 1855)
Common Name
Type Locality	Rio Branco, Rio Guaporé.
Synonym(s)	Doras affinis
Pronunciation	am blee door ass
Etymology	Amblydoras: From the Greek amblys, meaning blunt and doras, meaning skin (also a word commonly used in forming generic names for doradids); in reference to the non-serrated dorsal spine.
Species Information
Size	132mm or 5.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Guaporé, Branco and Essequibo River basins. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira, Mamoré, Guaporé (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Lower Negro, Branco (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
Reference	Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 17, pp 121 [32], Pl. 2 (fig. 1).
Registered Keepers	Keeping this species? Why not . There are 2 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data.
Wishlists	Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species.
Spotters	Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 2 records of this fish being seen, view them all.
	More on Amblydoras affinis
	Look up Amblydoras affinis on AquaticRepublic.com
BBCode	(use in forum posts)
	(species permalink)
	Look up Amblydoras affinis on Fishbase
	Get or print a QR code for this species profile, or try our LFS label creator.
Hits	8762 hits.
Last Update	2019 Oct 13 03:08 (species record created: 2009 Apr 02 14:09)