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 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Centrodoras brachiatus (Cope, 1872) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Between mouths of Rio Negro, Brazil and Rio Huallaga, Peru. |
| Synonym(s) | Doras brachiatus, Oxydoras amazonum, Rhinodoras amazonum |
| Pronunciation | sen trow door ass - bra key ah tuss |
| Etymology | Greek, kentron = sting + Greek, dora = skin |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 410mm or 16.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Amazon River basin (except Negro River). Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the 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 | Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 23, pp 270. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 5 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.12.331.1486 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 01:36 (species record created: 2006 Apr 26 00:00) |