Scorpiodoras heckelii

Kner, 1855

(Type species)
Scorpiodoras heckelii
 
Family
 
Subfamily
Synonyms
Acanthodoras calderonensis
Autanadoras milesi
Doras calderonensis
Doras heckelii
Sierra gñere (VEN)
Length (total)
approx.  20 cm
Standard length (documented)
160.6 mm
Recommended tank size
120 cm

Amazonas (BRA), Amazonas (VEN), Pará (BRA), Bolívar (VEN)

Brazil, Venezuela

lagoa Cambeva → rio Jauaperi | Paraná do Caurés | río Casiquare ⇒ rio Negro | rio Tapajós ⇒ Amazonas → Atlantic NE ↓ Caribic

˜[ -1.397,-61.768 ]
Map to Scorpiodoras heckelii
Type of water
Black water
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
 
 
present
v - vi / 8 (- 10) rays
7 + 7-8 (- 15) soft rays
slightly incised / concave, pointed
II / 6 (- 7) rays
6 (- 7) soft rays
(7 -) 6 soft rays
On the positive list of Brazil in 2012 : The positive list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
  • Fernández Yepes, A., 1950 "Algunos peces del Rio Autana" (Novedades Cientificas, Contribuciones Ocasionales del Museo de Historia Natural La Salle) P. 8
  • Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 466
Pic. 2: Scorpiodoras heckelii
Pic. 3: Scorpiodoras heckelii juvenile, 30.1 mm SL; INPA 43872
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Mark Sabaj Pérez (CC BY-NC 3.0)
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