Megalodoras laevigatulus
Pterodoras granulosus
Valenciennes, 1821
(Type species)
probably because of the longitudinal row of bone shields
Synonyms
Doras granulosus
has Doras lentiginosus
has Doras maculatus
has Doras murica
has Parapterodoras paranensis
has Silurus armatus
has Silurus duodecimradiatus
Pterodoras lentiginosus
Tachacá (Bolivia)
has Megalodoras laevigatulus
Abotoado (Uruguay)
Armado (Peru, Venezuelan)
Armado (Uruguay)
Armado amarillo (Uruguay)
Armado común (Uruguay)
Armão
Bacu (Brazilian)
Barriga-defolha
Botoao
Common Bacu
Granulated Catfish
Mandi-capeta
has Doras lentiginosus
has Doras maculatus
has Doras murica
has Parapterodoras paranensis
has Silurus armatus
has Silurus duodecimradiatus
Pterodoras lentiginosus
Tachacá (Bolivia)
has Megalodoras laevigatulus
Abotoado (Uruguay)
Armado (Peru, Venezuelan)
Armado (Uruguay)
Armado amarillo (Uruguay)
Armado común (Uruguay)
Armão
Bacu (Brazilian)
Barriga-defolha
Botoao
Common Bacu
Granulated Catfish
Mandi-capeta
Length (total)
approx. 100 cm
Standard length (documented)
700.0 mm
Recommended tank size
500 cm
Weight
6.500 kg
pH
6.5 - 7.5
Entre Ríos, Misiones
Argentina, Brazil, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay
Amazonas ➙ Atlantic NE ↓ río de la Plata ➙ Atlantic SE
˜[ -3.128,-59.899 ]
Nutrition (mostly): omnivore
detritus, vegetable fibers, ostracods (Ostracoden), small fishes, algae, seed, fruits, , water fleas (Cladocera), Hundertfüßer (Chilopoda), Wenigborster (Oligochaeta), Schnabelkerfe (Hemiptera), Copepods (Copepoda), Locusts (Orthoptera), millipede (Diplopoda), Büschelmücken (Chaoboridae), beetle (Coleoptera), Termites (Isoptera), shells (Bivalvia), spider (Arachnida), decapod (Decapoda), snails (Gastropoda), moss (Bryophyta), Mushrooms (Fungi), ephemeroptera (Ephemeroptera), Hymenoptera (Hymenoptera), ephemeroptera (Ephemeroptera) (larvae), Ceratopogonidae (Ceratopogonidae) (larvae), Chironomidae (Chironomidae) (larvae), diptera (Diptera), dragon-fly (Odonata), Trichoptera (Trichoptera), Trichoptera (Trichoptera) (larvae)
Eats plants
not known
unknown
present
12 - 13 soft rays
18 soft rays
I / 6 rays
10 soft rays
6 soft rays
12 - 13 soft rays
18 soft rays
I / 6 rays
10 soft rays
6 soft rays
very peaceful, eats small fish
Not on the positive list of Brazil in 2012 : The positive list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
last seen on a
german stock list
german stock list
29/January/2022
- Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 465
- Humboldt, A.von & Valenciennes, M., 1821 "Recherches sur les poissons fluviatiles de l'Amérique Équinoxiale" (Voyage de Humboldt et Bonpland, Deuxième partie. Observations de Zoologie et d'Anatomie comparée, Vol. 2)
- Bertaco, V.A.; Ferrer, J.; Carvalho, F.R. & Malabarba, L.R., 2016 "Article Inventory of the freshwater fishes from a densely collected area in South America —a case study of the current knowledge of Neotropical fish diversity" (Zootaxa, Vol. 4138 No. 3, P. 416)
- Takagui, F.H.; Dias, A.L.; Birindelli, J.L.O.; Swarça, A.C.; Rosa, R. da; Lui, R.L.; Fenocchio, A.S. & Giuliano-Caetano, L., 2017 "First report of B chromosomes in three neotropical thorny catfishes (Siluriformes, Doradidae)" (Comparative Cytogenetics, Vol. 11 No. 1, P. 55)
- DoNascimiento, C.; Herrera-Callazos, E.E.; Herrera-R., G.A.; Ortega-Lara, A.; Villa-Navarro, F.A.; Oviedo, J.S.U. & Maldonado-Ocampo, J.A., 2017 "Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Colombia: a Darwin Core alternative to the updating problem" (ZooKeys, Vol. 708, P. 89)
- Ota, R.R.; Carvalho Deprá, G. de; Graça, W.J. da & Pavanelli, C.S., 2018 "Peixes da planície de inundação do alto rio Paraná e áreas adjacentes: revised, annotated and updated" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 16 No. 2, P. 66)
- Gimênes Junior, H. & Rech, R. , 2022 "Guia ilustrado dos peixes do Pantanal e entorno"
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