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| Scientific Name | Rhinodoras dorbignyi (Kner, 1855) |
| Common Name | Marbled Thorny Catfish |
| Type Locality | Rio de la Plata, South America. |
| Synonym(s) | Doras d'orbignyi, Doras d'orbignyi, Doras nebulosus, Doras spec |
| Pronunciation | rye no door ass |
| Etymology | Rhinodoras: From the Greek rhinos, meaning nose, and doras, meaning skin (also a word commonly used in forming generic names for doradids); in reference to the unusual snout morphology. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 500mm or 19.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Rhinodoras is distinguished from other Doradidae by the unique combination of traits. Colouration: Sides darkly mottled, usually with wide dark bars; light mid-lateral stripe absent; Mouth: Labial tissue well-developed, fleshy, considerably expanded at corners of mouth forming relatively thick and rounded flap-like extensions with entire margins, labial surfaces rugose with low, rounded and tightly spaced papillae, distal margin of lower lip curves around and appears draped over bases of outer and inner mental barbels, in some specimens nearly encircling the latter.A key to the species of Rhinodoras is available here. Rhinodoras is distinguished from other Doradidae by the unique combination of traits. Colouration: Sides darkly mottled, usually with wide dark bars; light mid-lateral stripe absent; Mouth: Labial tissue well-developed, fleshy, considerably expanded at corners of mouth forming relatively thick and rounded flap-like extensions with entire margins, labial surfaces rugose with low, rounded and tightly spaced papillae, distal margin of lower lip curves around and appears draped over bases of outer and inner mental barbels, in some specimens nearly encircling the latter.A key to the species of Rhinodoras is available here. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America La Plata, Paraná (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 2020. |
| pH | 6.5 - 7.0 |
| Temperature | 20.0-25.0°C or 68-77°F (Show species within this range) |
| Other Parameters | dH 10. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 17, pp 149 [60], Pl. 5 (fig. 9). |
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| More Resources | |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up R. dorbignyi on PlanetCatfish.com |
 | Look up R. dorbignyi on Fishbase |
 | Look up R. dorbignyi on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up R. dorbignyi on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.12.60.1504 | |
| Last Update | Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |