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Acanthodoras cataphractus in Peru
Spiny catfish

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Acanthodoras cataphractus   (Linnaeus, 1758)
Family:	Doradidae (Thorny catfishes)			picture (Accat_u0.jpg) by JJPhoto
Order:	Siluriformes  (catfish)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Spiny catfish
Max. size:	11.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 37054)
Environment:	demersal; pH range: 6 - 7.5; dH range: 4 - 25
Climate:	tropical; 22 - 26°C; 7°N - 2°S
Global Importance:	fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	South America: Amazon River basin and coastal drainages of French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 1-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 5-5; Anal soft rays: 10-11. The body is a little elongated, without scales, with one lateral range of bony plaque. The head is large and flattened. Mouth terminal, and has three pairs of barbels. Eyes are small (Ref. 35381).
Biology:	Abundant in calm waters of swamps and mangroves (Ref. 27188). Omnivorous, feeds mainly on organic wastes. Searches for food by digging in the sediment. Active at night, lies hidden in the underwater roots and stocks during the day. Every basic unit of the sound they emit when they move their pectoral spine lasts 100-200 milliseconds with a frequency of 170-250 Hertz (Ref. 35381). Maximum length reported to reach 20 cm TL (Ref. 35381)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:	Ferraris, Jr., Carl J.
Main Ref:	Burgess, W.E.. 1989. (Ref. 6868)
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Peru country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/pe.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Sabaj, M.H. and C.J. Ferraris, Jr., 2003
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	Checked:  Sabaj, Mark	Modified:  Garilao, Cristina V.	Entered:  Garilao, Cristina V.

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