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Siluriformes (Catfishes) >
Doradidae (Thorny catfishes) > Doradinae
Etymology: Doraops: Greek, dora = skin + Greek, ops = appearance (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Guillermo Zuloaga Ramirez (1904–1984) was a Venezuelan geologist and naturalist who was a friend of the Phelps (q. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Schultz.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
; agua dulce demersal. Tropical
South America: Lake Maracaibo basin including lake itself (along southwest shore) and Apon, Santa Ana, Catatumbo, Escalante and de Los Pajaros River basins.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 26543)
Found in rivers, preferring muddy bottom of backwaters (Ref. 26543). Feeds on insects, worms, small crabs and snails (Ref. 26543).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Burgess, W.E., 1989. An atlas of freshwater and marine catfishes. A preliminary survey of the Siluriformes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey (USA). 784 p. (Ref. 6868)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: comercial
Herramientas
Informes especiales
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia 82804) |
PD50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01230 (0.00592 - 0.02556), b=2.96 (2.78 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Nivel trófico (Referencia 69278) |
3.3 ±0.47 se; based on food items. |
Resiliencia (Referencia 120179) |
Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate to high vulnerability (48 of 100). 🛈 |
Categoría de precios (Ref. 80766) |
Unknown.
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