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Acanthodoras cataphractus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Spiny catfish
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Brazil country information

Common names: Bacu, Bacu pedra, Baiacu
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Recorded from Machado river basin (Ref. 97589).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Sabaj, M.H. and C.J. Ferraris Jr., 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Doradidae (Thorny catfishes) > Astrodoradinae
Etymology: Acanthodoras: Greek, akantha = thorn + Greek, doras= skin (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal; pH range: 6.0 - 7.5; dH range: 4 - 25.   Tropical; 22°C - 26°C (Ref. 13371); 7°N - 2°S

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