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Scientific Name	**Anadoras grypus** (Cope, 1872)
Common Names	Speckled Talking Catfish Gefleckter Dornwels (Germany)
Type Locality	Río Ambyiacu, Peru.
Synonym(s)	Doras grypus
Etymology	Anadoras: From the Greek ana, meaning again, and doras, meaning skin (also a word commonly used in forming generic names for doradids);
Species Information
Size	114mm or 4.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Upper Amazon River basin. Amazon, Upper Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Upper Amazon, Ampiyacu (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
pH	6.2 - 7.2
Temperature	22.0-26.0°C or 71.6-78.8°F (Show species within this range)
Other Parameters	dh 15.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 23, pp 270, Pl. 15 (figs. 1, 1a).
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:40 (species record created: 2001 May 04 00:00)