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From Manaus
Rio Pacaya, Peru

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Scientific Name	**Nemadoras humeralis** (Kner, 1855)
Common Names	Manaus Mouse Catfish Manaus-musemalle (Denmark)
Type Locality	Manaus, Brazil.
Synonym(s)	Doras humeralis, Nemadoras bachi, Opsodoras humeralis, Oxydoras bachi
Etymology	Nemadoras: From the Greek nematos meaning filament, and doras, meaning skin (also a word commonly used in forming generic names for doradids); probably in reference to the lack of scutes along the back.
Species Information
Size	130mm or 5.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Amazon River basin. 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.
pH	5.6 - 6.8
Temperature	23.0-28.0°C or 73.4-82.4°F (Show species within this range)
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 17, pp 140 [51], Pl. 4 (fig. 6).
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Apr 10 00:47 (species record created: 2011 Jul 15 11:39)