Blue-eye catfish
Platydoras hancockii
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A thorny catfish from northern South America, with large eyes. It reaches 15 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Platydoras hancockii
- Family
- Doradidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Doradidae
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Synonyms
- Amblydoras hancocki, Amblydoras hancockii, Doras hancockii
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 23–28 °C
- pH
- 6–8
- General hardness (GH)
- 5–19 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 15 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
- Diet
- Omnivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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