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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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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Lithodoras dorsalis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved May 22, 2007.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Lithodoras dorsalis". FishBase. December 2011 version.
- ^ Kubitzki, Klaus; Ziburski, Albrecht (1994). "Seed Dispersal in Flood Plain Forests of Amazonia". Biotropica. 26 (1). The Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation: 30–43. doi:10.2307/2389108. JSTOR 2389108.
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