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Scorpiodoras heckelii
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Ecological Illustration of Scorpiodoras heckelii (Scorpiodoras heckelii)
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Doradidae

Scorpiodoras heckelii

Scorpiodoras heckelii

Thorny body surface

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

Scorpiodoras heckelii is a species of thorny catfish from the Negro, Orinoco and upper Amazon basins in Brazil and Venezuela.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Catfishes
Family
Doradidae
Genus
Scorpiodoras
Water type
Freshwater
Body shape
elongated
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