Etymology
akantha (gr) = Dorn, skin = Haut
Synonyms
Length (total)
10 - 17 cm
Mouth
flat
Others
3 pairs of barbels
Strinking
of them
of them
only Doradidae genus with round caudal
Distribution
Similar Genus
Additional literatur
- Katzschmann, A. & Behr, N.: "Ganz schön stachelig!"
(Amazonas Januar / Februar 2023)
Internet sources
- Bleeker, M., 1862 "Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises : publié sous les auspices du gouvernement colonial néêrlandais"
- Eigenmann, C.H., 1925 "A review of the Doradidae, a family of South American Nematognathi, or catfishes" (Transactions of the American Philosophical Society (New Series), Vol. 22 No. 5, P. 319)
- Birindelli, José L.O., 2014 "Phylogenetic relationships of the South American Doradoidea (Ostariophysi: Siluriformes)" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 12 No. 3)
- Sabaj, M.H. & Arce H.; M., 2021 "Towards a complete classification of the Neotropical thorny catfishes (Siluriformes: Doradidae) " (Neotropical Ichthyology)
Species
Species
Country
Origin
Country
Origin
Length
(cm)
(cm)
AQ
(cm)
(cm)
T.
(°C)
(°C)
Bree
ding
ding
Acanthodoras cataphractus
Linnaeus, 1758
Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Colombia, Peru, Suriname
Amazonas-, río Solimões-Einzug, Küstengewässer Französisch Guayana, Suriname
Linnaeus, 1758
Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Colombia, Peru, Suriname
Amazonas-, río Solimões-Einzug, Küstengewässer Französisch Guayana, Suriname
15
100
unknown
Acanthodoras depressus
Steindachner, 1881
Brazil
Amazonas-, rio Solimões, rio Negro-Einzug, lago do Aleixo
(Amazonas)
Steindachner, 1881
Brazil
Amazonas-, rio Solimões, rio Negro-Einzug, lago do Aleixo
(Amazonas)
10
60
unknown
17
100
unknown
3 entries found.
Many thanks to
for the pictures
José Birindelli (CC BY-NC 3.0)
1, 2
Steindachner, Franz (1882) (PD)
3
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