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Amblydoras monitor

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Amblydoras monitor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Doradidae
Genus: Amblydoras
Species:
A. monitor
Binomial name
Amblydoras monitor
(Cope, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Zathorax monitor Cope, 1872

Amblydoras monitor is a species of thorny catfish that occurs in the upper Amazon Basin where it can be found in the countries of Brazil, Colombia and Peru. This species grows to a length of 9.0 centimetres (3.5 in) SL.

References

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  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Amblydoras monitor". FishBase. December 2011 version.