Franciscodoras marmoratus

Reinhardt, 1874

(Type species)
Franciscodoras marmoratus
marmoratus (lat.) - marbled
 
Family
 
Subfamily
Synonyms
Cumbaca
Doras marmoratus
Marbled Spiny Catfish
Length (total)
approx.  35 cm
Recommended tank size
200 cm
Temperature
24 - 29 °C
rio das Velhas, ➀ rio São Francisco basin (endemic)

Minas Gerais

Brazil

Rio São Francisco

˜[ -19.636,-43.816 ]
Map to Franciscodoras marmoratus
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
 
 
iii / 9 rays
incised / concave, pointed to greatly incised / concave, pointed
I / 7 rays
8 soft rays
6 soft rays
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
  • Higuchi, H.; Britski, H.A. & Garavello, J.C., 1990 "Kalyptodoras bahiensis, a new genus and species of thorny catfish from northeastern Brazil (Siluriformes: Doradidae)" (Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters) P. 224
  • Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 460
Pic. 2: Franciscodoras marmoratus
Pic. 3: Franciscodoras marmoratus
Pic. 4: Franciscodoras marmoratus, Itaparica
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Gilberto Nepomuceno Salvador (CC BY-NC 3.0)
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