Video - spawning
Juvenile (4cm SL)
Stamp
Close-up of head
Ventral view
Dorsal view of female
Habitat: submersed terrestrial grasses in this small Amazon side channel
Close-up of pectoral fin
Head-on view
Head on view
Eggs
Hatchling
One week old
42 days old, 10 mm SL
Female genital papilla
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| Scientific Name | Amblydoras nauticus (Cope, 1874) |
| Common Names | Marbled Talking Catfish Marbled Raphael Catfish, Marmoreret Tornmalle (Denmark) |
| Type Locality | Nauta, Peru. |
| Synonym(s) | Anadoras nauticus, Zathorax nauticus |
| Pronunciation | am blee door ass |
| Etymology | Amblydoras: From the Greek amblys, meaning blunt and doras, meaning skin (also a word commonly used in forming generic names for doradids); in reference to the non-serrated dorsal spine. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 75mm or 3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America Amazon, Upper Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2014. |
| Other Parameters | This species is not fussy regarding water parameters. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 26, pp 133. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 13 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
| More Resources | |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up A. nauticus on PlanetCatfish.com |
 | Look up A. nauticus on Fishbase |
 | Look up A. nauticus on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up A. nauticus on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.12.93.1059 | |
| Last Update | Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |