Acanthodoras: From the Greek akantha, meaning thorn, and doras, meaning skin (also a word commonly used in forming generic names for doradids); in reference to the spines on the bony scutes along the lateral line.
Said to produce toxic fluids, these have been photographed and look like white milky liquid - the toxicity of this fluid and the reason for its production has not been studied or explained.
South America: Amazon and Essequibo River basins. Amazon(click on these areas to find other species found there) Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Essequibo(click on these areas to find other species found there)
(1) kvnbyl, who also notes, "seen very infrequently, but are getting bigger so i guess it's working for them", (2) Marc van Arc, (3) The.Dark.One, (4) phenix. Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "My Cats" data for this species.
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