Oxydoras niger

Valenciennes, 1817
Oxydoras niger
 
Family
 
Subfamily
 
Genus
Synonyms
Black Doras
Black Talking Catfish
Corydoras edentatus
Doras niger
guitarrilla trompa e’ cochino
Hobahi anahorotu
jobaji anajoroto
Mother Of Snails Catfish
Pseudodoras niger
Rhinodoras niger
Rhinodoras prianomus
Ripsaw Catfish
Schwarzer Dornwels
Sierra cuca
sierra negra
Turushuki Catfish
Length (total)
approx.  100 cm
Recommended tank size
400 cm
Weight
11.000 kg
pH
6.0 - 8.0
Amazonas = rio  Solimões basin, lower ➀ rio Xingu, lower ➀ rio Tapajós, ➀ rio Purus = río Purús, lower ➀ río Ucayali, lower ➀ río Marañón, lower ➀ rio Tocantins, ➀ rio São Francisco basin, ➀ Essequibo River, ➀ río Orinoco basin(?)

Amazonas (BRA), Pará (BRA), Loreto, Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Pataro-Siparuni

Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru

Amazonas
Map to Oxydoras niger
Nutrition (mostly): carnivore
inverbrates (aquatic) (invertebrates (aquatic)), fruits, vegetable fibers
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
 
 
Not 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
last seen on a
german stock list
24/December/2021
  • 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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