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Doradidae (Thorny catfishes) > Doradinae
Etymology: Tenellus: Derived from the Latin tener, meaning delicate, in the diminutive form, tenellus, in reference to the delicate appearance of the species included in the new genus.
Eponymy: Dr Carl Ternetz (1870–1928) was a Swiss-born ichthyologist and naturalist who first collected near Basel (1892) and subsequently collected in South America over a period of more than thirty years (from c. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Eigenmann.
Issue
Related form in Rio Negro basin; also related or possibly conspecific form in Rio Orinoco basin.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
South America: Amazon River basin.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 96153)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Birindelli, J.L.O., 2014. Phylogenetic relationships of the South American Doradoidea (Ostariophysi: Siluriformes). Neotrop. Ichthyol. 12(3):451-564. (Ref. 97350)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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