Genus

Amblydoras

Species: 1
Photographed: 1 of 1
Difficulty rated: 1 of 1

Where the name comes from

from the Greek amblýs (Gr. ἀμβλύς), meaning 'blunt', possibly in reference to the smooth (non-serrated) dorsal-fin spine possessed by type species A. affinis, and Doras, the type genus of the family Doradidae.

This species is often traded as A. hancockii, a name currently regarded synonymous with Platydoras hancockii.

Amblydoras nauticusMarbled Talking Catfish

Cope, 1874

This species was previously thought to be, and is often still sold as, A. hancockii, a name currently considered synonymous with Platydoras hancockii (Valenciennes 1840). It's also known by the vernacular names of blue-eyed catfish or Hancock's doradid, and in many ways is an ideal beginners' catfish, being hardy and tolerant of a wide range of water conditions...

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