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Etymology: Rhynchodoras: Greek, rhingchos = snout + Greek, doras = skin (Ref. 45335); woodsi: Named for Loren P. Woods.
Eponymy: Loren P Woods (1914–1979) was Curator, Department of Ichthyology (1941–1978), Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, where he worked (1938–1978), broken only by service in WW2 in the US Navy (1943–1946). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
South America: Pastaza River basin in Marañon River drainage, Ecuador.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 37054)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Glodek, G.S., 1976. Rhynchodoras woodsi, a new catfish from eastern Ecuador (Siluriformes: Doradidae) with a redefinition of Rhynchodoras. Copeia 1976(1):43-46. (Ref. 39696)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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