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Spiny catfish
Bloch, Marcus Elieser; Hennig, J. F.; Schneider, Johann Gottlob, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Catfish

Spiny catfish

Acanthodoras cataphractus (Linnaeus, 1758)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishSpiny catfish
Dutch—
SpanishBagre hueso
Chinese亚马逊河陶乐棘鲶
Sranan Tongokatfisi (general name for the group)
Scientific nameAcanthodoras cataphractus (Linnaeus, 1758)

About this species

Acanthodoras cataphractus more commonly Spiny catfish, is a species of thorny catfish found in rivers of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, and Suriname. This species grows to 11.5 cm (4.5 in) in SL. This fish is found in the aquarium trade.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderSiluriformes
FamilyDoradidae
GenusAcanthodoras

In Suriname

18Records in Suriname
2iNaturalist observations
1957First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini4
  • Para2
  • Nickerie1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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