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Monitor Catfish (Amblydoras monitor)
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Monitor Catfish (Amblydoras monitor) specimen
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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.

Family
Doradidae
Maximum length
9 cm
Water
Freshwater
Distribution
South America: Upper Amazon River basin.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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