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Doradidae (Thorny catfishes) > Doradinae
Etymology: Hemidoras: Greek, hemis = the half + Greek, dora = skin (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: This binomial cannot be identified. It may be that morei was a mistake for moorei, as Steindachner named a characin Brycon moorei in 1878 (see above). However, who moorei represents is also unknown, so which spelling (if either) is the mistake? (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Steindachner.
Issue
Related to Opsodoras boulengeri (Steindachner) and Hemidoras morrisi Eigenmann.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
South America: Negro River basin in Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 125977); max. published weight: 72.20 g (Ref. 125977)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Sabaj, M.H. and C.J. Ferraris Jr., 2003. Doradidae (Thorny catfishes). p. 456-469. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 37054)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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