Amblydoras nauticus
Amblydoras nauticus, the marbled talking catfish or marbled raphael catfish, is a species of thorny catfish endemic to Peru where it is found in the upper Amazon basin.[1] This species grows to a length of 7.5 centimetres (3.0 in) SL.[2]
| Amblydoras nauticus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Doradidae |
| Genus: | Amblydoras |
| Species: | A. nauticus |
| Binomial name | |
| Amblydoras nauticus (Cope, 1874) | |
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It is often found in the aquarium trade where commonly mislabelled as "'Amblydoras hancockii" (a synonym of another species, Platydoras hancockii).[1][3]
References
- "Amblydoras nauticus". Planetcatfish. 9 April 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Amblydoras nauticus" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
- "Amblydoras nauticus". SeriouslyFish. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
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