All Fishes ⇒ DORADIDAE ⇒ Doradinae ⇒ Acanthodoras  |  | 

  • Acanthodoras sp. (2)
  • Acanthodoras sp. (2)
  • Acanthodoras sp. (2)
Hop to next section All Fishes Data Sheet
Scientific NameAcanthodoras sp. (2)     
Common Name
Synonym(s)
Pronunciationah KAN tho door ass
EtymologyAcanthodoras: From the Greek akantha, meaning thorn, and doras, meaning skin (also a word commonly used in forming generic names for doradids); in reference to the spines on the bony scutes along the lateral line. 
Hop to next section Species Information
IdentificationThe only genus of doradid with a fully rounded caudal fin.

The only genus of doradid with a fully rounded caudal fin.
Hop to next section Habitat Information
DistributionSouth America
Hop to next section Husbandry Information
CompatibilityUsually peaceful but there has been one report of large specimens fighting with congeners to the point of poisoning each other.
BreedingUnreported in the aquarium.
Breeding ReportsThere is no breeding report.
Hop to next section Further Information
WishlistsLove this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list.
There is no wish to keep this species.
SpottersSpotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars!
There is no record of this fish being seen.
Hop to next section More Resources
Forum BBCode
Look up PlanetCatfish.comLook up A. sp. (2) on PlanetCatfish.com
Acanthodoras sp(2) QR codeLFS label creator
ARN ref:1.12.38.1052
Last UpdateThu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am)