Rhinodoras dorbignyi

Kner, 1855

(Type species)
Rhinodoras dorbignyi
 
Family
 
Subfamily
 
Genus
Synonyms
Abotoado
Armadito
Armado
Armado amarillo
Armado blanco
Armão
Cloudy Doradid
Doras dorbignyi
Doras nebulosus
Mandi-capeta
Marbled Thorny Catfish
Marieta
Length (total)
approx.  50 cm
Recommended tank size
200 cm
Temperature
20 - 25 °C

Rio Grande do Sul, São Paulo, Misiones, Mato Grosso do Sul

Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay

Río de la Plata | Atlantic SE

˜[ -34.266,-58.257 ]
Map to Rhinodoras dorbignyi
Substrate
mud
Nutrition (mostly): omnivore
diptera (Diptera) (larvae), ephemeroptera (Ephemeroptera), Trichoptera (Trichoptera), molluscs (Mollusca), Wenigborster (Oligochaeta), insects, dragon-fly (Odonata) (larvae), detritus
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
 
 
present
12 - 13 soft rays
greatly incised / concave, pointed
I / 6 rays
8 soft rays
7 soft rays
Sympatric with
Hisonotus marapoama
Hypostomus albopunctatus
Hypostomus ancistroides
Hypostomus margaritifer
Hypostomus nigromaculatus (LDA 12)
Hypostomus regani
Imparfinis mirini
Liposarcus anisitsi
Microglanis garavelloi
Paravandellia oxyptera
Proloricaria prolixa
Pseudopimelodus mangurus
Tatia neivai
Trachelyopterus coriaceus
Acestrorhynchus lacustris
Apareiodon affinis
Astyanax altiparanae
Astyanax fasciatus
Astyanax paranae
Astyanax schubarti
Bryconamericus stramineus
Cetopsis gobioides
Characidium gomesi
Characidium zebra
Clarias gariepinus
Corydoras aeneus
Cyphocharax modestus
Cyphocharax nagelii
Eigenmannia trilineata
Geophagus gr. brasiliensis
Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
Gymnotus sp. aff. carapo
Hisonotus sp.
Hoplias cf. malabaricus
Hyphessobrycon eques
Hypostomus sp.
Leporellus vittatus
Leporinus amblyrhynchus
Leporinus friderici
Leporinus lacustris
Leporinus octofasciatus
Leporinus paranensis
Leporinus striatus
Lepthoplosternum pectorale
Metynnis mola
Moenkhausia intermedia
Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae
Oligosarcus pintoi
Parodon nasus
Phalloceros caudimaculatus
Piabina argentea
Plagioscion squamosissimus
Prochilodus lineatus
Roeboides descalvadensis
Salminus hilarii
Schizodon borelli
Schizodon nasutus
Serrapinnus notomelas
Serrasalmus marginatus
Steindachnerina insculpta
Sternophygus macrurus
Synbranchus marmoratus
Triportheus nematurus
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
  • Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 465
Pic. 2: Rhinodoras dorbignyi
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Carla Polaz (CC BY-NC 3.0)
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