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Iquitos thorny catfish (Hemidoras morrisi)
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Iquitos thorny catfish (Hemidoras morrisi) specimen
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Doradidae

Iquitos thorny catfish

Hemidoras morrisi

Fifteen Point Five Centimeters Catfish of Colombian Waters

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

Hemidoras morrisi is a species of thorny catfish found in the Amazon basin of Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia and Peru.

Family
Doradidae
Maximum length
15.5 cm
Water
Freshwater
Distribution
South America: Upper Amazon River basin.
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