/siluriformes/doradidae/platydoras/sp%60maroni%60/1.jpg "Platydoras sp. `MARONI`")
Frontal view/siluriformes/doradidae/platydoras/sp%60maroni%60/2.jpg "Platydoras sp. `MARONI`")
/siluriformes/doradidae/platydoras/sp%60maroni%60/3.jpg "Platydoras sp. `MARONI`")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Platydoras sp. `MARONI` |
| Common Name | Platydoras Sp. Shallow Scute |
| Pronunciation | pla tee doh russ |
| Etymology | Platydoras: From the Greek platys, meaning flat, and doras, meaning skin (also a word commonly used in forming generic names for doradids); in reference to the depressed head. |
| Species Information | |
| General Remarks | Possibly P. helicophilus, which is currently considered a synonym of P. costatus, but may be distinct from P. costatus. (Arce et al., 2013) also identified an undescribed Platydoras in the Maroni. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Suriname Coastal Rivers, Marowijne (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Registered Keepers | There are 4 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 6 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.12.75.7480 | |
| Last Update | 2019 Jul 05 09:51 (species record created: 2019 Jul 05 08:56) |