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Monitor Catfish (Amblydoras monitor)
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Ecological Illustration of Monitor Catfish (Amblydoras monitor)
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Doradidae

Monitor Catfish

Amblydoras monitor

Its home spreads across upper Amazon bottoms

  • Tropical
  • Upper river
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • South America
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Monitor Catfish is known around South America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 9 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Catfishes
Family
Doradidae
Genus
Amblydoras
Water type
Freshwater
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