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| Scientific Name | Lithodoras dorsalis (Valenciennes, 1840) |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | America [Brazil] and ?Cayenne, French Guiana. |
| Synonym(s) | Doras dorsalis, Doras papillionatus, Megalodoras pauciquamatus |
| Etymology | Lithodoras: From the Greek lithos, meaning rock, and doras, meaning skin (also a word commonly used in forming generic names for doradids); in reference to the heavily-armored body. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 600mm (23.6") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Body elongated, without scales, almost covered with bony plaque, ventrally flattened in adults. Terminal mouth has three pairs of barbels. Lower jaw is shorter than the upper jaw. Eyes small. |
| General Remarks | The size given is based on a dried specimen the author encountered in South America, the fish may well attain larger sizes. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Amazon (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Feeds on fruits when the forests are flooded and on the blades of macrophytes. Acts as seed dispersal agent. |
| Breeding | Unreported. Reproduction occurs once a year and juveniles are often seen in large numbers in the estuary of the Amazon, in the region of Mario. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Hist. Nat. Poiss. v. 15 284 |
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| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2006 Aug 01 08:03 (species record created: 2001 Apr 28 00:00) |
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