Scientific Name
Platydoras hancockii

Common Name
Blue-eye catfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6; Anal soft rays: 11 - 13. The body is a little elongated, without scales but with a lateral range of 24 to 28 bony plaque. Head is large and rounded. Mouth is nearly terminal and has three pairs of barbels (Ref. 35381).

Classification

Classified By

Valenciennes, 1840

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Catfish (Siluriformes)

Family

Thorny catfishes (Doradidae)

Distribution

Region

South America

Distribution

South America: Guyana and eastern Brazil to Peru and Bolivia.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

23 °C

Water Temperature To

28 °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Freshwater; ; pH range: 6.0 - 8.0; dH range: 5 - 19 demersal

Trophic Level

2 s.e. 0.00 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

False

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

15.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5625 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (15 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated