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Colombian dorado

Salminus affinis Steindachner, 1880

Status not recordedbony fish

The colombian dorado (Salminus affinis) is a species in the family Bryconidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about the colombian dorado

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the colombian dorado live?

Not recorded

Is the colombian dorado endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the colombian dorado classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyBryconidae
  6. genusSalminus
  7. SpeciesSalminus affinis Steindachner, 1880
Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • kujaba kolumbijskáCzech
  • DoradaSpanish
  • Dorado colombianoSpanish
  • PicudaSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the colombian dorado

Other species in the same genus Salminus.

Dorado

Salminus brasiliensis

BryconidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the colombian dorado?

The colombian dorado (Salminus affinis) belongs to the family Bryconidae in the order Characiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Colombian dorado (Salminus affinis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/colombian-dorado

MLA

“Colombian dorado (Salminus affinis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/colombian-dorado.

BibTeX
@misc{colombian_dorado_2026,
  title = {Colombian dorado (Salminus affinis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/colombian-dorado},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}