Scorpiodoras heckelii

Scorpiodoras heckelii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Doradidae
Genus: Scorpiodoras
Species:
S. heckelii
Binomial name
Scorpiodoras heckelii
(Kner, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Doras heckelii Kner, 1855
  • Doras calderonensis Vaillant, 1880
  • Acanthodoras calderonensis (Vaillant, 1880)
  • Autanadoras milesi Fernández-Yépez, 1950

Scorpiodoras heckelii is a species of thorny catfish from the Negro, Orinoco and upper Amazon basins in Brazil and Venezuela. This species grows to a length of 16.1 centimetres (6.3 in) SL.[2]

References

  1. ^ Salvador, G.N. (2023). "Scorpiodoras heckelii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T164504924A164505038. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T164504924A164505038.en. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Scorpiodoras heckelii". FishBase. December 2011 version.