Amblydoras monitor

Amblydoras monitor is a species of thorny catfish that occurs in the upper Amazon Basin where it can be found in the countries of Brazil, Colombia and Peru. This species grows to a length of 9.0 centimetres (3.5 in) SL.

Amblydoras monitor
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Doradidae
Genus:	Amblydoras
Species:	A. monitor
Binomial name
Amblydoras monitor (Cope, 1872)
Synonyms
Zathorax monitor Cope, 1872