Bunocephalus doriae

Boulenger, 1902
Bunocephalus doriae
dedicated Giacomo Doria (Museo di storia naturale Giacomo Doria, Genua)
 
Family
 
Subfamily
Synonyms
has Bunocephalus retropinnis
has Dysichthys doriae
Length (total)
approx.  9 cm
Recommended tank size
60 cm

Villarica, Posadas, Salta

Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay

Río Paraguay ➙ río Paraná | río Uruguay ⇒ río de la Plata

˜[ -25.776,-56.450 ]
Map to Bunocephalus doriae
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
  • Mees, G.F., 1988 "The genera of the subfamily Bunocephalinae (Pisces, Nematognathi, Aspredinidae)" ( Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen) P. 90
  • Mees, G.F., 1989 "Notes on the genus Dysichthys, subfamily Bunocephalidae, family Aspridinidae (Pisces, Nematognathi)" (Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen) P. 226
  • Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 263
  • Casciotta, J.R., Almirón, A.E. & Bechara, J.A., 2003 "Los peces de la laguna Iberiá" (Colección Universitaria Ciencias Naturales) P. 135
Pic. 2: Bunocephalus doriae
Pic. 3: Bunocephalus doriae, CI-FML 7095, 66.1 mm SL, from Bermejo River basin
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