Biology:Acanthodoras spinosissimus

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Short description: Species of fish

Talking catfish
Acanthodoras spinosissiums.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Doradidae
Genus: Acanthodoras
Species:
A. spinosissimus
Binomial name
Acanthodoras spinosissimus
(C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1888)[1]
Synonyms
  • Doras spinosissimus Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888

Acanthodoras spinosissimus, the talking catfish, is a species of thorny catfish found in the Amazon and Essequibo River basins, occurring in Brazil , Colombia, Guyana, and Peru. This species grows to 13.7 cm (5.4 in) in SL and can be found in the aquarium trade. This species is reported to produce toxic fluids.

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Acanthodoras spinosissimus" in FishBase. December 2011 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q1073871 entry