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Doras
carinatus (Linnaeus, 1766)
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Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal
soft rays (total): 6; Anal soft rays: 11 - 15. Body elongated,
without scales but with a range of 33-35 spiny bony plaque which
runs along the length of the lateral, starting from the extreme
end of the caudal fin up to the point directly below the origin
of the dorsal fin. Head is pointed and laterally compressed,
its width being far less than its length. Eyes are high and
are situated in the posterior half of the head. Mouth is inferior,
provided with a pair of maxillary barbels branching into 12
or 13 branches and 4 short mandibular barbels. Adipose fin short.
Can emit sounds by moving its pectoral spines. Every basic unit
of sound emitted lasts for 60-70 millisecond, with a frequency
of 60-90 Hertz corresponding to the reply frequency of the muscles
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Common
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None |
Synonyms: |
Silurus carinatus |
Family: |
Doradidae |
Distribution: |
South America:
Essequibo River basin and other coastal drainages east to mouth
of Amazon River, possibly in lower Amazon and lower Orinoco
River basins |
Size: |
30cm. (12ins) |
Temp: |
22-25°C (71-77°F) |
p.H. |
6.5-7.0. |
Reference: |
Froese, R. and D. Pauly.
Editors. 2008.FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.
www.fishbase.org, version (02/2009). |
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