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Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Anadoras weddellii** (Castelnau, 1855)
Common Name	Talking Catfish
Type Locality	Chiquitos, Bolivia.
Synonym(s)	Doras weddellii
Etymology	Anadoras: From the Greek ana, meaning again, and doras, meaning skin (also a word commonly used in forming generic names for doradids);
Species Information
Size	120mm or 4.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Upper Mamoré, Paraguay and Pilcomayo River basins to Argentina. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira, Mamoré, Upper Mamoré (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay, Pilcomayo (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a 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 in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Animaux nouveaux or rares v. 2, pp 48, Pl. 17 (fig. 1).
Registered Keepers	There are 3 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data.
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Spotters	Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 4 records of this fish being seen, view them all.
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Last Update	2020 Oct 22 02:52 (species record created: 2011 Jun 28 11:06)