Lithodoras | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Doradidae |
Genus: |
Lithodoras Bleeker, 1862 |
Species: | L. dorsalis
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Binomial name | |
Lithodoras dorsalis (
Valenciennes, 1840)
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Synonyms | |
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Lithodoras dorsalis, the rock-bacu, is the only species in the genus Lithodoras of the catfish ( order Siluriformes) family Doradidae. [1] This species originates from the Amazon basin in Brazil and estuaries near Cayenne, French Guiana. [2] These fish feed on the leaves of macrophytes. When the forests are flooded, they feed exclusively on fruits and seeds, acting as an agent of seed dispersal. [3] Reproduction occurs once a year and juveniles are often seen in large numbers in the estuary of the Amazon. [2] These fish reach a length of 100 centimetres (39 in) TL and a weight of up to 15 kilograms (33 lb). [2]