Acanthodoras depressus • Doradidae • Cat-eLog

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Scientific Name	**Acanthodoras depressus** (Steindachner, 1881)
Common Name	Talking Catfish
Type Locality	Ausstände (Lago Alexo) am mittleren Laufe des Amazonen-Stromes
Pronunciation	ah KAN tho door ass
Etymology	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.
Species Information
Size	81mm or 3.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	The only genus of doradid with a fully rounded caudal fin.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Amazon and Negro River basins, Brazil Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view species occurence data on a map.
Husbandry Information
Compatibility	Usually peaceful but there has been one report of large specimens fighting with congeners to the point of poisoning each other.
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
References	Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. v. 43, pp103 [3], Pl. 1 (figs. 3-3a).
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Last Update	2013 Feb 07 11:55 (species record created: 2011 Sep 24 09:06)