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Scientific Name | Agamyxis albomaculatus (Peters, 1877) |
Common Name | Spotted Dora |
Type Locality | Calabozo, Venezuela. |
Synonym(s) | Doras albomaculatus |
Pronunciation | al bow mak you lah tuss |
Etymology | Agamyxis: From the Greek agan, meaning much, and myxa, meaning mucus; in reference to the mucus produced by the fish. Albo, white and maculatus, spotted means "White spotted". |
Species Information | |
Size | 150mm or 5.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Identification | A. pectinifrons and A. albomaculatus cannot be reliably told apart without dissection (which shows differences in the number of gas bladder tendrils). |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | South America: Orinoco River basin. Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
Husbandry Information | |
Breeding | Unreported. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1877, pp 470. |
Registered Keepers | There are 4 registered keepers, view all "my fish" data. |
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Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is but a single record of this fish being seen, view it. |
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Last Update | 2019 Sep 25 13:01 (species record created: 2006 Aug 01 07:58) |