Cat-eLog Right Families Right Doradidae

Artistic impression of typical member of the Doradidae
 
Down Family Overview
Pronounced Door ADD Iday
Family Common Name Talking Catfishes
Features Row of barbed scutes or plates along flank. Dorsal and pectoral fins have a leading, hard, spine-like ray.
Distribution South America
Common Names Thorny, Talking or Raphael Catfish
Size Smallest 75mm, largest 137mm, average 106mm, most commonly 137mm. All SL.
Subfamilies There are 2 subfamilies in the database
Species There are 2 "species" in 2 genera in the database
Keepers 2 species (100%) are being kept by registered keepers
Breeders 2 "species" (100%) are being bred.
Down Subfamilies in Doradidae (by species)
2.Doradinae5 species(250%)
2.Astrodoradinae5 species(250%)
Down Top Five Genera (by keepers)
1.Amblydoras 5 species(32 keepers)
2.Acanthodoras 5 species(10 keepers)
Down Distribution of Doradidae


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Down Most Kept Species
1.
Amblydoras nauticusAmblydoras nauticus
(76.19%)
2.
Acanthodoras spinosissimusAcanthodoras spinosissimus
(23.81%)
Down Most Bred Species List
(Alphabetic | Chronological | Most Kept)
1.
Acanthodoras spinosissimusAcanthodoras spinosissimus
(i:3, k:10, b:1)
2.
Amblydoras nauticusAmblydoras nauticus
(i:25, k:32, b:1)