Synonyms
roque-roque
Doras armatulus
Chokladmal (Sweden)
Humbug Catfish
Liniendornwels
Striped Raphael Catfish
Striped Talking Catfish
yaru-ita-cua (Guarani)
yata-boti (Guarani)
Doras armatulus
Chokladmal (Sweden)
Humbug Catfish
Liniendornwels
Striped Raphael Catfish
Striped Talking Catfish
yaru-ita-cua (Guarani)
yata-boti (Guarani)
Length (total)
approx. 30 cm
Standard length (documented)
20.0 mm
Recommended tank size
150 cm
25 years
Temperature
23 - 30 °C
pH
6.0 - 7.5
➀ río Paraná = rio Paraná upstream Corrientes, ➀ Amazonas = rio Solimões, ➀ rio Madeira, ➀ río Mamoré, ➀ río Guaporé = río Iténez, ➀ rio Uatumã, ➀ rio Japurá = río Caquetá, ➀ río Ucayali, quebrada Aduche, caño Água Limón, río Aguaro, caño Araguao, caño Barranca, laguna de Begonia, esteros de Camaguán, caño Capa, caño El Chocho, caño Chuapo, ➀ rio Claro, rio Cuiabá = rio Canabu, río Curirava = río Curiraba, caño Falcón, caño Igües = caño Igues, caño La Indiecita, río Itaya, lago do Jaraqui, rio Machupo, río Matos, río Mazan, río Mocapra, río Morona, ➀ río Nanay, río Nichare, caño Paloma, caño Puerto Cabello, caño San Bartolo, lago Tres Chimbadas, quebrada Venturosa, laguna Yarinacocha = laguna Yarina Cocha, ➀ río Paraguay = rio Paraguai, río Aquidaban = río Aquido Canigi, ➀ rio Bento Gomes, rio Piquiri = rio Pequiri, río Salado, ➀ rio Taquari = ribeirão Taquari, ➀ río Tebicuary, ➀ lago Ypacarai, ➀ río Orinoco, río Apure, río Cauca, río Apurito, río Arauca, caño Barranca, ➀ caño Caicará, ➀ río Caura, río Chaviripa, río Claro, río Cusiana, río Grande, caño Guaritico = caño Maporal, rio Manacacias, ➀ río Orituco, río Portuguesa, caño Potrerito, caño La Raya, laguna San José, caño San Miguel, lago Tineo, quebrada Venturosa, Llanos, Pantanal - widespread
Amazonas, Beni, Mato Grosso, Meta, Central, Concepcion, Loreto, Madre de Dios, Anzoategui, Apure, Barinas, Delta Amacuro
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela
río Paraná ➙ río de La Plata ➙ Atlantic SE ↓ Amazonas ➙ Atlantic NE ↓ río Orinoco ➙ Caribic
Type of water
Clear water, White water
Nutrition (mostly): omnivore
Eats plants
not known
Animal care
Warning: small fish can be eaten
yes
 
12 soft rays
15 soft rays
I / 6 rays
6 soft rays
7 soft rays
15 soft rays
I / 6 rays
6 soft rays
7 soft rays
Sympatric with
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
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
last seen on a
german stock list
german stock list
16/December/2019
- Piorski, N.M., 1999 "Diferenciação morfométrica entre as espécies Platydoras costatus (Linnaeus, 1766) e P. armatulus (Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) (Pisces; Siluriformes; Doradidae)" (Séria Zoologia) P. 19
- Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 464
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(DATZ 07/2015 - "Wels-Presseschau") - Katzschmann, A. & Behr, N.: "Ganz schön stachelig!"
(Amazonas Januar / Februar 2023)
- Valenciennes, 1840 "Siluroïdes" (Histoire naturelle des poissons, Vol. 15, P. 273)
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- Gimênes Junior, H. & Rech, R. , 2022 "Guia ilustrado dos peixes do Pantanal e entorno"
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