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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Lithodoras dorsalis (Valenciennes, 1840) |
| Common Name | Rock-bacu |
| Type Locality | America [Brazil] and ?Cayenne, French Guiana. |
| Synonym(s) | Doras dorsalis, Doras lithogaster, Doras papillionatus, Megalodoras pauciquamatus, Megalodoras paucisquamatus |
| 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 | 1000mm or 39.4" 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 | South America: Amazon River basin and estuary near Cayenne, French Guiana. Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Feeds on fruits when the forests are flooded and on the blades of macrophytes. Acts as seed dispersal agent. User data. |
| 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. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15 pp284 . |
| Registered Keepers | There are 6 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 5 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.12.151.443 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 01:39 (species record created: 2001 Apr 28 00:00) |