/siluriformes/doradidae/megalodoras/guayoensis/1.jpg "Megalodoras guayoensis")
Rio Orinoco, delta at Curiapo. Delta Amacuro.
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| Scientific Name | Megalodoras guayoensis (Fernández-Yépez, 1968) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Caño de Guayo, Delta Amacuro, Estado Delta, Venezuela. |
| Synonym(s) | Deltadoras guayoensis, Hoplodoras ramirezi |
| Etymology | Megalodoras: From the Greek mega, meaning large, and doras, meaning skin (also a word commonly used in forming generic names for doradids); in reference to the large size. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 530mm or 20.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Orinoco River basin. Orinoco (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 Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Boletin del Instituto Oceanografico Universidad de Oriente Cumana v. 7 (no. 1), pp 37, Fig. 14. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.12.68.4016 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:00 (species record created: 2011 Sep 24 09:19) |