/siluriformes/doradidae/scorpiodoras/heckelii/1.jpg "Scorpiodoras heckelii")
/siluriformes/doradidae/scorpiodoras/heckelii/2.jpg "Scorpiodoras heckelii")
Rio Paratucu, Brazil
 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Scorpiodoras heckelii (Kner, 1855) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Acanthodoras calderonensis, Autanadoras milesi, Autanodoras milesi, Doras calderonensis, Doras heckelii |
| Etymology | Scorpiodoras: Latin, scorpaena = a kind of fish, 1706 + Greek, dora = skin. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 161mm or 6.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Negro, Orinoco and upper Amazon River basins. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro (click on these areas to find other species found there) 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 | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 17, pp 125 [36], Pl. 3 (fig. 4). |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 2 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
| Forum BBCode | |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.12.356.1812 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 01:40 (species record created: 2006 Feb 20 00:00) |