Spiny catfish
Acanthodoras cataphractus
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A small South American talking catfish with an armoured, spiny body, common in calm waters of swamps and mangroves. It hides among roots by day and comes out at night, digging in the sediment for food. It produces sounds with its pectoral-fin spines.
- Scientific name
- Acanthodoras cataphractus
- Family
- Doradidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Doradidae
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Synonyms
- Callichthys asper, Cataphractus americanus, Doras blochii, Doras castaneoventris, Silurus cataphractus
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 22–26 °C
- pH
- 6–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 4–25 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 11.5 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 108 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 120 cm
Behavior
- Social life
- School
- Minimum group
- 4
- Swimming level
- Bottom
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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